54454 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 54454 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54454, ~16% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54454 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54454 is the most Republican-leaning.
54454 runs about 46 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 54454 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 54454, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in 54454 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 54454 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 54454, WI sits in the bottom tenth 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 54454 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54454 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 65%, above 64% 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.