54855 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 54855 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54855, ~30% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54855 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54855 leans more Republican than 1 of 5 neighbors.
54855 runs about 12 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 54855. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+45) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 54855 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 54855, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 54855 live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 54855, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 54855 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 54855 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.