Washington Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Washington Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Heights, ~66% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Heights leans more Democratic than 23 of 54 neighbors.
Washington Heights runs about 63 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Washington Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Heights. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Washington Heights live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Washington Heights have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods. Washington Heights runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Washington Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washington Heights 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Saint Joseph, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Sunset Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+77
- Bluemound Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+5
- Downtown Annapolis, Annapolis, MD D+46
- Haynes Area, Nashville, TN D+81
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Downtown Jacinto City, Jacinto City, TX D+9
- Park Village, York, PA D+41
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Straw-Smyth, Manchester, NH D+32
- Timberwood Park, San Antonio, TX R+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.