Bruce leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Bruce typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bruce, ~27% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bruce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bruce leans more Republican than 17 of 25 neighbors.
Bruce runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Bruce 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 Bruce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Bruce hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bruce, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Bruce looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bruce 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 65%, above 66% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Imalone, WI R+43
- Ladysmith, WI R+28
- Weyerhaeuser, WI R+38
- Conrath, WI R+55
- Tony, WI R+47
- Exeland, WI R+38
- Holcombe, WI R+37
- Weirgor, WI R+37
- Lemington, WI R+37
- Canton, WI R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keystone, CO D+22
- Newell, WV R+54
- Dale, WI R+42
- Milano, TX R+69
- Malta, NY D+3
- Maple City, MI R+10
- Paris, OH R+54
- Upper Nyack, NY D+51
- Colchester, IL R+37
- Colquitt, LA R+30
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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.