Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Washington Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~50% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Park leans more Democratic than 29 of 56 neighbors.

Washington Park runs about 69 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Washington Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 45 points.

Why Washington Park 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 Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Washington Park votes against the grain of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, while Washington Park runs about 69 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 70% of adults in Washington Park have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Washington Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington Park 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 41%, about 26 points below the Wisconsin average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Washington Park report food insecurity, above 97% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Washington Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.