Little Sturgeon leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Little Sturgeon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Sturgeon, ~27% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Sturgeon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Sturgeon leans more Republican than 13 of 40 neighbors.
Little Sturgeon runs about 29 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Little Sturgeon 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 Little Sturgeon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Little Sturgeon live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little Sturgeon, 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 Little Sturgeon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Little Sturgeon own their home, about 11 points above the Wisconsin average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Little Sturgeon have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brussels, WI R+30
- Namur, WI R+28
- Forestville, WI R+31
- Rosiere, WI R+37
- Idlewild, WI R+13
- Vignes, WI R+22
- Sturgeon Bay, WI R+3
- Lincoln, WI R+41
- Euren, WI R+41
- Bruemmerville, WI R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adin, CA R+49
- Freedom, WI R+48
- Fort Apache Junction, AZ D+63
- Garden City, TX R+85
- West Levant, ME R+31
- Hundred, WV R+65
- McIntosh, GA D+38
- Graysville, PA R+60
- Dice, KY R+65
- Wann, NE R+52
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.