Gravesville is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Gravesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravesville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravesville leans more Republican than 74 of 76 neighbors.
Gravesville runs about 51 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Gravesville 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 Gravesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Gravesville are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gravesville, WI sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Gravesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Gravesville 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
- Chilton, WI R+38
- Hayton, WI R+51
- Hilbert Junction, WI R+49
- Hilbert, WI R+44
- Potter, WI R+48
- Charlesburg, WI R+50
- New Holstein, WI R+42
- Meggers, WI R+44
- Jericho, WI R+50
- Collins, WI R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawton, ND R+41
- Murphy City, MN D+5
- Muldrow, MS R+3
- Pinnacles, CA R+41
- Ottumwa, KS R+61
- Overton, NV R+60
- Ury, WV R+70
- Kirkland Junction, AZ R+54
- Savery, WY R+73
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.