Hales Corners, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hales Corners

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hales Corners is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 95% of adults in Hales Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hales Corners, ~48% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hales Corners compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hales Corners sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 61 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 24 leaning the other way.

Politically, Hales Corners sits close to the rest of Wisconsin.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hales Corners. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Hales Corners leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Hales Corners. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hales Corners, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Hales Corners looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hales Corners 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hales Corners have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.