54436 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 54436 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54436, ~17% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54436 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54436 leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
54436 runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 54436 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 54436, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in 54436 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 54436 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 75% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 54436, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 54436 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 54436 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in 54436 have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in 54436 have completed high school, below 91% 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.