Hawthorne leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Hawthorne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hawthorne, ~31% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hawthorne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hawthorne leans more Republican than 20 of 23 neighbors.
Hawthorne runs about 22 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Hawthorne are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hawthorne, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hawthorne looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hawthorne 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Hawthorne own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hawthorne have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillcrest, WI R+14
- Poplar, WI R+21
- Wascott, WI R+13
- Lake Nebagamon, WI R+18
- South Range, WI R+17
- Wentworth, WI R+10
- Cutter, WI R+17
- Maple, WI R+13
- Solon Springs, WI R+15
- Itasca, WI R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Hopkinsburg, MI R+47
- Sprouses Corner, VA R+36
- Pike View, KY R+69
- Woodward, PA R+43
- New Guilford, OH R+69
- Tanglewood, TN R+67
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Karthaus, PA R+62
- Leland, IA R+39
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.