54931 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 54931 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54931, ~24% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54931 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54931 leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
54931 runs about 43 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why 54931 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 54931, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 54931 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 54931 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 54931, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 54931 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 54931 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 54931 own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 54931 have completed high school, above 93% 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.