Brodhead leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Brodhead typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brodhead, ~33% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brodhead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brodhead leans more Republican than 33 of 62 neighbors.
Brodhead runs about 22 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brodhead. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Brodhead 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 Brodhead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brodhead votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Brodhead fits that profile on both counts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brodhead, WI sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Brodhead looks the way it does
Turnout in Brodhead 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
- Twin Grove, WI R+36
- Orfordville, WI R+23
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Albany, WI R+15
- Juda, WI R+34
- Magnolia, WI R+15
- Footville, WI R+22
- Lake Summerset, IL R+40
- Newark, WI R+32
- Hanover, WI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Airy, GA R+61
- Fort Wright, KY R+8
- New Martinsville, WV R+49
- Sanibel, FL R+25
- Archer, FL R+19
- Roslyn Heights, NY R+3
- Red Oak, IA R+37
- West Salem, OH R+57
- Jamestown, OH R+56
- Annandale, NJ Even
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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.