Linton leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Linton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linton, ~20% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linton leans more Republican than 95 of 102 neighbors.
Linton runs about 36 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Linton 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 Linton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Linton are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Linton, WI sits below the national average on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Linton looks the way it does
Turnout in Linton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fontana, WI R+6
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI R+2
- Williams Bay, WI R+11
- Walworth, WI R+18
- Lake Geneva, WI R+6
- Como, WI R+16
- Hebron, IL R+29
- Pell Lake, WI R+27
- Delavan Lake, WI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seaforth, MN R+62
- Morning Star, MS D+19
- Tilly, AR R+65
- Callison, SC R+49
- Welcome, FL R+72
- Worth, MO R+66
- Staff, TX R+75
- Mount Sunapee, NH R+6
- Blue Mountain, AR R+72
- Wadena, IN R+54
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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.