Hale leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Hale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hale, ~27% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hale leans more Republican than 13 of 36 neighbors.
Hale runs about 27 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Hale 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 Hale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Hale are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hale, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Hale own their home, about 12 points above the Wisconsin average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Hale have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pigeon Falls, WI R+29
- York, WI R+35
- Pleasantville, WI R+30
- Osseo, WI R+31
- Whitehall, WI R+26
- Strum, WI R+33
- Northfield, WI R+39
- Independence, WI R+28
- Hixton, WI R+38
- Price, WI R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wetsel, OH R+75
- Perdue Hill, AL R+20
- Little Cedar, IA R+49
- Windy, WV R+63
- Rockview, MO R+70
- Copley, WV R+66
- Etna, MN R+39
- Point Caswell, NC R+16
- San Miguel, NM Even
- Ormsby, PA R+49
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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.