Jewett leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Jewett typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jewett, ~20% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jewett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jewett leans more Republican than 51 of 61 neighbors.
Jewett runs about 39 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Jewett 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 Jewett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Jewett are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Jewett, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Jewett looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Jewett 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Jewett have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stanton, WI R+33
- New Richmond, WI R+23
- Deer Park, WI R+38
- Emerald, WI R+44
- Huntington, WI R+28
- Hammond, WI R+32
- Star Prairie, WI R+37
- Forest, WI R+44
- Baldwin, WI R+28
- Little Falls, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Circle Hill, OH R+64
- Madison Center, NY R+37
- Kellerville, IN R+58
- Melvine, TN R+72
- Flint, GA D+24
- Stinking Creek, TN R+73
- Regina, KY R+65
- Busby, TN R+68
- Sunizona, AZ R+41
- Curran, MI R+45
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.