Uptown is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Uptown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Uptown, ~42% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Uptown compares
Uptown runs about 60 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Uptown sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Uptown. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Uptown 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 Uptown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Uptown votes against the grain of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, while Uptown runs about 60 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Uptown have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Uptown, Racine, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Uptown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Uptown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 19 points below the Wisconsin average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Uptown report food insecurity, above 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Uptown sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Oakdale, Oakdale, CA R+17
- Hawthorne, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Newport, Bellevue, WA D+43
- La Mesa, Albuquerque, NM D+33
- Roosevelt, Iowa City, IA D+55
- Duncan Park, Lexington, KY D+68
- Kerns, Portland, OR D+80
- Central City Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- North Lamar, Austin, TX D+37
- Central Business District, Pittsburgh, PA D+55
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.