Embarrass is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Embarrass typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Embarrass, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Embarrass compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Embarrass leans more Republican than 53 of 62 neighbors.
Embarrass runs about 50 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Embarrass 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 Embarrass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Embarrass, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Embarrass, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Embarrass looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Embarrass have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Shawano, WI R+22
- Thornton, WI R+40
- Marion, WI R+49
- Navarino, WI R+53
- Caroline, WI R+50
- Red River, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Rockport, ME D+18
- Piketown, PA R+35
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- Coal Mountain, WV R+81
- Cedar Mountain, NC R+22
- Richmond Dale, OH R+57
- Ames, TX D+2
- Ancram, NY D+11
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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.