Thurston Woods is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Thurston Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thurston Woods, ~64% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thurston Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Thurston Woods leans more Democratic than 20 of 38 neighbors.
Thurston Woods runs about 80 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Thurston Woods sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Thurston Woods leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Thurston Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Thurston Woods votes against the grain of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, while Thurston Woods runs about 80 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Thurston Woods have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Thurston Woods, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Thurston Woods looks the way it does
Turnout in Thurston Woods sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI D+85
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- Town and Country Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Hampton Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Menomonee River Hills East, Milwaukee, WI D+63
- Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI D+87
- Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Briarcreek-Woodland, Charlotte, NC D+49
- Far North Dallas-Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+11
- Dogwood Hollow, Levittown, PA R+3
- Near Eastside, Syracuse, NY D+69
- Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL D+28
- Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester, NY D+68
- Moorings-Coquina Sands, Naples, FL R+21
- Tevis Ranch, Bakersfield, CA R+17
- West Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+6
- Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, CA D+26
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.