Clam Lake leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Clam Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clam Lake, ~29% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clam Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clam Lake leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Clam Lake runs about 24 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clam Lake. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Clam Lake 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 Clam Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Clam Lake live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clam Lake, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Clam Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clam Lake 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Clam Lake own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Namekagon, WI R+10
- Shanagolden, WI R+38
- New Post, WI R+19
- Cable, WI R+11
- Grand View, WI R+23
- Glidden, WI R+36
- Winter, WI R+31
- Seeleys, WI R+14
- Mellen, WI R+25
- Marengo, WI R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zittau, WI R+36
- Maidstone, VT R+29
- Maple Grove, NY R+16
- Mannassa, MS R+32
- Jenkins, MO R+71
- Oak Hill, NY R+26
- Buchanan Corner, IN R+61
- Patterson, KS R+66
- Burnwell, AL R+82
- Stony Point, TN R+70
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.