Beetown leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Beetown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beetown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beetown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beetown leans more Republican than 51 of 61 neighbors.
Beetown runs about 45 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Beetown 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 Beetown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Beetown hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Beetown are family households, above 79% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beetown, 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 Beetown looks the way it does
Turnout in Beetown 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.
Nearby Cities
- Kieler, WI R+43
- Bloomington, WI R+42
- Cassville, WI R+38
- McCartney, WI R+42
- Glen Haven, WI R+45
- Lancaster, WI R+25
- Potosi, WI R+37
- North Buena Vista, IA R+48
- Patch Grove, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Bradford, NY R+43
- Henderson, IN R+62
- Ino, WI R+16
- West Eminence, MO R+67
- Pratt, MN R+47
- San Gregorio, CA D+36
- Sugar Valley, TX R+44
- La Place, IL R+49
- North Pownal, VT D+5
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
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.