Augusta leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Augusta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Augusta, ~16% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Augusta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Augusta leans more Republican than 29 of 34 neighbors.
Augusta runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Augusta 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 Augusta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Augusta, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Augusta, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Augusta looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Augusta have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rodell, WI R+42
- Price, WI R+42
- Ludington, WI R+29
- Fairchild, WI R+43
- Fall Creek, WI R+23
- Osseo, WI R+31
- Pleasantville, WI R+30
- Northfield, WI R+39
- Colburn, WI R+39
- Strum, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holland Patent, NY R+38
- Crown City, OH R+67
- Bowman, GA R+60
- Eagle, MI R+37
- Fieldale, VA R+33
- Belcourt, ND D+51
- Talala, OK R+63
- Canaan, NH R+12
- Lake Peekskill, NY R+10
- Roper, NC D+8
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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.