Crescent leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Crescent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent, ~20% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent leans more Republican than 19 of 30 neighbors.
Crescent runs about 43 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Crescent 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 Crescent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Crescent, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Crescent are family households, above 77% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Crescent, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Crescent looks the way it does
Turnout in Crescent 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
- Drywood, WI R+45
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- Stanley, WI R+33
- Boyd, WI R+40
- Cadott, WI R+37
- Jim Falls, WI R+33
- Polley, WI R+48
- Colburn, WI R+39
- Holcombe, WI R+37
- Huron, WI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenith, IL R+71
- Salcha, AK R+24
- Stitzer, WI R+41
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH R+22
- Morgan Farm, TX R+39
- Crucible, PA R+43
- Kilbourne, LA R+73
- Bexar, AL R+84
- Port Penn, DE R+4
- East Liberty, TX R+59
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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.