Lake Tomahawk, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lake Tomahawk

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

Lake Tomahawk leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 84% of adults in Lake Tomahawk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Tomahawk, ~33% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lake Tomahawk compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Tomahawk leans more Republican than 10 of 25 neighbors.

Lake Tomahawk runs about 22 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Tomahawk. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Lake Tomahawk leans the way it does

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

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Tomahawk, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lake Tomahawk looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Tomahawk 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Lake Tomahawk own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Lake Tomahawk have completed high school, above 87% 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.