54850 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 54850 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54850, ~73% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54850 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54850 leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.
54850 runs about 48 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and 54850 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 54850 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 54850, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in 54850 hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%. 54850 runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 54850, WI does.
Why turnout in 54850 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 54850 have completed high school, about 5 points above the Wisconsin average of 93%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 54850 own their home, above 86% 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.