53083 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 53083 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53083, ~40% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53083 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53083 leans more Republican than 2 of 10 neighbors.
53083 runs about 8 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 53083. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 41 points.
Why 53083 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 53083, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
53083 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 53083, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 53083 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 53083 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 53083 have completed high school, above 83% of zip codes. 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.