Cross Plains leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Cross Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Plains, ~52% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Plains leans more Democratic than 46 of 59 neighbors.
Cross Plains runs about 26 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Cross Plains sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Cross Plains hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Cross Plains runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cross Plains, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cross Plains looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cross Plains 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cross Plains have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Bluff, WI D+19
- Martinsville, WI D+14
- Black Earth, WI D+9
- Middleton, WI D+53
- Ashton Corners, WI D+29
- Springfield Corners, WI D+4
- Verona, WI D+45
- Mazomanie, WI D+5
- Mount Horeb, WI D+16
- Shorewood Hills, WI D+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poughquag, NY R+23
- Kirtland, OH R+21
- Fairmont, NC Even
- Huntington, TX R+79
- Perry, MI R+31
- North Grafton, MA D+11
- Coal City, IL R+30
- Keyes, CA R+16
- Peoria Heights, IL D+11
- Snyderville, UT D+36
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.