Leon leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Leon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leon, ~25% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leon leans more Republican than 31 of 46 neighbors.
Leon runs about 36 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leon. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Leon 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 Leon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Leon drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Leon are family households, above 85% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leon, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Leon own their home, about 13 points above the Wisconsin average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Melvina, WI R+38
- Sparta, WI R+23
- Rockland, WI R+29
- Oil City, WI R+39
- Middle Ridge, WI R+24
- Bangor, WI R+15
- Cashton, WI R+30
- St. Marys, WI R+37
- Norwalk, WI R+38
- St. Joseph, WI R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Franklin, PA R+66
- Pine Haven, WY R+81
- Bernheimer, MO R+56
- Lanesboro, IA R+57
- Fairfield, WI R+36
- South Hamilton, NY R+43
- Hendricks, GA R+78
- Vedin Corner, SD R+56
- Mouth of Laurel, VA R+73
- Tomales, CA D+35
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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.