54561 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 54561 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54561, ~29% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54561 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54561 is the least Republican-leaning.
54561 runs about 18 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 54561 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 54561, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 54561 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 54561, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 54561 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54561 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 54561 have completed high school, above 88% 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.