Black River Falls, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Black River Falls

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

Black River Falls leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in Black River Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Black River Falls, ~37% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Black River Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Black River Falls leans more Republican than 3 of 36 neighbors.

Black River Falls runs about 10 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Black River Falls. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 71 points.

Why Black River Falls 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 Black River Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Black River Falls drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Black River Falls, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Black River Falls looks the way it does

Turnout in Black River Falls 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.

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.