Lily leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Lily typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lily, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lily compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lily leans more Republican than 20 of 32 neighbors.
Lily runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Lily 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 Lily, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Lily hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lily sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lily, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lily looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Lily own their home, about 10 points above the Wisconsin average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pickerel, WI R+37
- Pearson, WI R+37
- Soperton, WI R+36
- Mole Lake, WI R+25
- Wabeno, WI R+35
- White Lake, WI R+41
- Bryant, WI R+45
- Townsend, WI R+31
- Elton, WI R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morgan Center, VT R+32
- Welda, KS R+66
- Holcomb, WA R+28
- Purcell, CO R+59
- Lilly Park, WV R+62
- Amity, OH R+64
- Fonthill, KY R+72
- Hightown, MS R+77
- Lena, OH R+62
- McClure, IL R+53
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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.