53074 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 88% of adults in 53074 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53074, ~40% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53074 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53074 leans more Republican than 4 of 10 neighbors.
53074 runs about 9 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 53074. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 32 points.
Why 53074 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 53074, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
53074 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 70%, far above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 53074, WI does.
Why turnout in 53074 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 53074 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.