53146 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 97% of adults in 53146 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53146, ~35% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53146 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53146 leans more Republican than 48 of 55 neighbors.
53146 runs about 27 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 53146. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 53146 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 53146, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 53146 are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 53146, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 53146 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 53146 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 53146 own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby 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.