Tippecanoe leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Tippecanoe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tippecanoe, ~51% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tippecanoe compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tippecanoe leans more Democratic than 9 of 23 neighbors.
Tippecanoe runs about 33 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Tippecanoe sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tippecanoe. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Tippecanoe live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Tippecanoe runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tippecanoe looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tippecanoe is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Town of Lake, Milwaukee, WI D+16
- Bay View, Milwaukee, WI D+51
- Morgandale, Milwaukee, WI D+25
- Polonia, Milwaukee, WI D+32
- Wilson Park, Milwaukee, WI D+17
- Mitchell West, Milwaukee, WI D+9
- Lincoln Village, Milwaukee, WI D+42
- Southpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+19
- Castle Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+15
- Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Michigan Park, Washington, DC D+86
- South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+38
- Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Diamond Lake, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Natomas Creek, Sacramento, CA D+34
- Cascade View, Everett, WA D+14
- Town of Lake, Milwaukee, WI D+16
- Somerset, Glendale, CA D+23
- Meadow Hills, Aurora, CO D+33
- Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL D+82
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.