53097 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 88% of adults in 53097 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53097, ~40% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53097 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53097 leans more Republican than 26 of 36 neighbors.
53097 runs about 7 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 53097. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 53097 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 53097, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in 53097 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; 53097, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 53097 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 53097 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 53097 own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 53097 have completed high school, above 95% 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.