Manawa leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Manawa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manawa, ~25% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manawa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manawa leans more Republican than 34 of 60 neighbors.
Manawa runs about 42 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Manawa 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 Manawa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Manawa drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Manawa, WI sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Manawa looks the way it does
Turnout in Manawa 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.
Nearby Cities
- Royalton, WI R+46
- Symco, WI R+52
- Ogdensburg, WI R+46
- Ostrander, WI R+43
- Sugar Bush, WI R+47
- New London, WI R+33
- Bear Creek, WI R+49
- Northport, WI R+41
- Big Falls, WI R+50
- Weyauwega, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sebree, KY R+60
- Thomaston, NY D+17
- Belle Center, OH R+60
- Linden, AZ R+55
- Lame Deer, MT D+40
- Lucas, OH R+53
- New London, MO R+59
- Toomsuba, MS R+17
- Mexico, ME R+34
- Cobden, IL R+43
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.