Curtiss leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Curtiss typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Curtiss, ~13% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Curtiss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Curtiss leans more Republican than 17 of 36 neighbors.
Curtiss runs about 47 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Curtiss 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 Curtiss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Curtiss hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Curtiss are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Curtiss, WI does.
Why turnout in Curtiss looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Curtiss is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Curtiss have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Owen, WI R+42
- Dorchester, WI R+51
- Abbotsford, WI R+37
- Longwood, WI R+51
- Colby, WI R+41
- Withee, WI R+45
- Riplinger, WI R+53
- Stetsonville, WI R+55
- Unity, WI R+50
- Milan, WI R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allenwood, PA R+66
- Mount Hope, OH R+75
- Danville, VT Even
- Yeagertown, PA R+51
- Accomac, VA R+12
- Colfax, IN R+59
- Wilson, WI R+42
- Gibsland, LA D+11
- Blackwell, MO R+66
- Anderson Island, WA D+13
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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.