54935 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 54935 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 54935, ~36% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 54935 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 54935 is the least Republican-leaning.
54935 runs about 4 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 54935. The north side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 54935 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 54935, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
54935 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 87%, far above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 54935, WI sits in the top tenth 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 54935 looks the way it does
Turnout in 54935 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.