54846 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 54846 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54846, ~25% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54846 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54846 is the most Republican-leaning.
54846 runs about 23 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 54846. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 79 points.
Why 54846 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 54846, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 54846 live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 54846, WI sits in the bottom quarter 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 54846 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 54846 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.