Ashland Junction leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Ashland Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ashland Junction, ~33% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ashland Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ashland Junction leans more Republican than 15 of 28 neighbors.
Ashland Junction runs about 8 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ashland Junction. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Ashland Junction 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 Ashland Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Ashland Junction 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; Ashland Junction, 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 Ashland Junction looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ashland Junction 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Ashland Junction own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ashland Junction have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moquah, WI R+16
- Ashland, WI D+10
- Sanborn, WI R+37
- Barksdale, WI R+18
- Washburn, WI D+16
- Ino, WI R+16
- Mason, WI R+24
- Minersville, WI R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sherwood, MS R+76
- Sideview, KY R+61
- Oliver Beach, MD R+44
- Beaman, IA R+42
- Hardeetown, FL R+72
- Clearwater, NE R+77
- Clayville, RI R+18
- Lester, IA R+77
- Griffithsville, WV R+66
- Lakemont, SC R+65
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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.