Lake Wissota leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lake Wissota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Wissota, ~31% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Wissota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Wissota leans more Republican than 5 of 33 neighbors.
Lake Wissota runs about 19 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Lake Wissota 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 Lake Wissota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Lake Wissota are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Wissota, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lake Wissota looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Wissota 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chippewa Falls, WI R+14
- Lake Hallie, WI R+16
- Hallie, WI R+19
- Ludington, WI R+29
- Cadott, WI R+37
- Altoona, WI D+14
- Fall Creek, WI R+23
- Eagle Point, WI R+32
- Tilden, WI R+31
- Eau Claire, WI D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Florence, SD R+57
- Lower Marlboro, MD R+23
- Lupton, AZ D+55
- Carson Spring, TN R+70
- Vogel Center, MI R+56
- Brant Lake, NY R+18
- North Belgrade, ME R+6
- Faunsdale, AL D+9
- Woolworth, TN R+67
- North Spring, WV R+81
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.