Gays Mills leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Gays Mills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gays Mills, ~24% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gays Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gays Mills leans more Republican than 40 of 61 neighbors.
Gays Mills runs about 27 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gays Mills. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Gays Mills leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Gays Mills. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gays Mills, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gays Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Gays Mills 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
- Bell Center, WI R+25
- Petersburg, WI R+36
- Mount Sterling, WI R+27
- Mount Zion, WI R+31
- Rolling Ground, WI R+25
- Seneca, WI R+29
- Plugtown, WI R+37
- Steuben, WI R+37
- Soldiers Grove, WI R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Unityville, PA R+64
- Jamaica Beach, TX R+36
- Eureka, NV R+67
- Breezewood, PA R+74
- Bunkerville, NV R+60
- Dighton, MI R+45
- Plankinton, SD R+58
- Pintada, NM R+3
- Heart Butte, MT D+63
- Monroe Center, IL R+41
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.