Alma Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Alma Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alma Center, ~17% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alma Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alma Center leans more Republican than 22 of 34 neighbors.
Alma Center runs about 36 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Alma Center 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 Alma Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Alma Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Alma Center, WI sits below 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 Alma Center looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Alma Center have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Branch, WI R+38
- Humbird, WI R+38
- Hixton, WI R+38
- Sechlerville, WI R+36
- Merrillan, WI R+28
- Northfield, WI R+39
- Winnebago Mission, WI R+6
- Black River Falls, WI R+11
- Vaudreuil, WI D+26
- Disco, WI R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Langley, KY R+60
- Ireton, IA R+78
- East Durham, NY R+27
- Hot Springs, NC R+38
- Dale, PA R+16
- Turtle Creek, WV R+57
- Startex, SC Even
- Printer, KY R+62
- Plandome Heights, NY R+8
- Weogufka, AL R+77
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.