54448 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 93% of adults in 54448 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54448, ~31% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54448 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54448 leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
54448 runs about 34 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 54448. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 25 points.
Why 54448 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 54448, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 54448 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 54448, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 54448 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54448 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 54448 have completed high school, 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.