Junction City leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Junction City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Junction City, ~28% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Junction City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Junction City leans more Republican than 26 of 49 neighbors.
Junction City runs about 30 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Junction City leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Junction City. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Junction City, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Junction City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Junction City 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 90% of households in Junction City own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Junction City have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dancy, WI R+35
- Milladore, WI R+43
- Stevens Point, WI D+6
- Rudolph, WI R+37
- Park Ridge, WI D+8
- Knowlton, WI R+38
- Whiting, WI Even
- Sherry, WI R+47
- Blenker, WI R+46
- Meehan, WI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rochdale, MA R+7
- Hastings, PA R+52
- Bethel Island, CA R+15
- Haddock, GA R+51
- Thompsonville, IL R+64
- Wittenberg, WI R+39
- Moorhead, MS D+53
- Westcliffe, CO R+32
- Lopez, WA D+54
- Ubly, MI 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.