Adams, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Adams

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Adams leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 87% of adults in Adams typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams, ~33% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Adams compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Adams leans more Republican than 4 of 37 neighbors.

Adams runs about 23 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adams. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Adams leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Adams hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Adams, WI sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Adams looks the way it does

Turnout in Adams 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.