54511 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 54511 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54511, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54511 compares
54511 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
54511 runs about 40 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 54511. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 54511 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 54511, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 54511 live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 54511, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 54511 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54511 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 64%, above 60% 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.