Goodman leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Goodman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodman, ~22% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodman leans more Republican than 14 of 24 neighbors.
Goodman runs about 39 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodman. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Goodman 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 Goodman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Goodman hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Goodman sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goodman, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Goodman looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goodman 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 64%, above 62% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Goodman own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Armstrong Creek, WI R+41
- Fence, WI R+52
- Dunbar, WI R+38
- Cavour, WI R+42
- Kingsford, MI R+19
- Florence, WI R+38
- Newald, WI R+50
- Niagara, WI R+45
- Laona, WI R+37
- Pembine, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGehees Mill, NC R+29
- Avery, IA R+49
- Paterson, WA R+40
- Curdsville, VA R+27
- Williamstown, OH R+60
- Wyandot, OH R+65
- Walker, NY R+36
- Jacksonburg, NJ R+31
- Dermont, KY R+54
- Roscoe, PA R+25
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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.