53577 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 53577 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53577, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53577 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53577 leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
53577 runs about 34 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 53577 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 53577, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 53577 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 53577 are family households, above 81% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 53577, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 53577 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in 53577 have more than one occupant per room, above 82% 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.