53596 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 53596 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53596, ~60% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53596 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53596 leans more Democratic than 12 of 24 neighbors.
53596 runs about 39 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and 53596 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 53596 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 53596, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 86% of residents in 53596 live in densely developed areas, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and 53596 sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 84% of zip codes). 53596 runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 53596, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 53596 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 53596 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 53596 have completed high school, above 87% 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.