Elk Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Elk Grove typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elk Grove, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elk Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elk Grove leans more Republican than 40 of 53 neighbors.
Elk Grove runs about 37 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Elk Grove are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
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 Elk Grove, WI does.
Why turnout in Elk Grove looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Elk Grove have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Elk Grove sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meekers Grove, WI R+39
- Belmont, WI R+36
- Bigpatch, WI R+34
- Georgetown, WI R+38
- Lead Mine, WI R+38
- Cuba City, WI R+32
- Platteville, WI Even
- Benton, WI R+37
- Cornelia, WI R+37
- Shullsburg, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cimarron City, OK R+67
- Xenia, KS R+64
- Mindenville, NY R+46
- Rogerson, ID R+71
- Hazen, AL D+73
- West Falls, PA R+39
- Buffalo, MT R+61
- Stehekin, WA R+22
- Butlerville, OH R+69
- Maltersville, IN R+54
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.