Bristol leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Bristol typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bristol, ~33% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bristol compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bristol leans more Republican than 76 of 112 neighbors.
Bristol runs about 22 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Bristol 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 Bristol, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bristol votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bristol, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Bristol looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bristol 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Benet Lake, WI R+25
- Paddock Lake, WI R+19
- Salem, WI R+26
- Trevor, WI R+23
- Antioch, IL R+8
- Silver Lake, WI R+23
- Rosecrans, IL R+4
- Wilmot, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lamar, MO R+60
- Moosic, PA R+5
- Battlefield, MO R+32
- Lancaster, MA D+11
- Nettleton, MS R+44
- Loogootee, IN R+60
- Maysville, GA R+76
- Pepper Pike, OH D+30
- Florence, NJ D+10
- Stanley, WI R+33
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.