54512 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 54512 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54512, ~31% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54512 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54512 leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
54512 runs about 19 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 54512 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 54512, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 54512 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 54512, WI sits in the top tenth 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 54512 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54512 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 54512 have completed high school, above 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.