Clifton leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Clifton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifton, ~20% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clifton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clifton leans more Republican than 28 of 41 neighbors.
Clifton runs about 37 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Clifton 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 Clifton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Clifton, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Clifton are family households, above 79% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clifton, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Clifton looks the way it does
Turnout in Clifton 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
- Hustler, WI R+32
- Oakdale, WI R+40
- Camp Douglas, WI R+36
- Wilton, WI R+39
- Kendall, WI R+37
- Mount Tabor, WI R+37
- Orange Mill, WI R+30
- Tomah, WI R+21
- Wyeville, WI R+45
- Shennington, WI R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hitchita, OK R+67
- Union, WI R+7
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Sandtown, GA R+26
- Glenn Springs, SC R+66
- Assonet Bay Shores, MA R+17
- Rush Valley, UT R+76
- Knoxo, MS D+8
- Wide Ruins, AZ D+51
- Whittle, VA R+42
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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.