Loyal leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Loyal typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loyal, ~14% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loyal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loyal leans more Republican than 26 of 33 neighbors.
Loyal runs about 49 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Loyal 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 Loyal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Loyal, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Loyal, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Loyal looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Loyal have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spokeville, WI R+53
- Greenwood, WI R+44
- Riplinger, WI R+53
- Chili, WI R+45
- Spencer, WI R+41
- Granton, WI R+43
- Neillsville, WI R+35
- Unity, WI R+50
- Lynn, WI R+41
- Willard, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Yates, ND D+67
- Capon Bridge, WV R+59
- Wade, NC R+37
- Walton, IN R+56
- Barnum, MN R+24
- Ruch, OR R+16
- Carrsville, VA R+42
- Harper, TX R+73
- Glenville, WV R+49
- Florien, LA R+73
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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.