53804 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 53804 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 53804, ~20% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 53804 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 53804 leans more Republican than 4 of 10 neighbors.
53804 runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 53804 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 53804, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 53804, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 53804 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 53804, WI does.
Why turnout in 53804 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 53804 have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.