Maple leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Maple typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple leans more Republican than 13 of 23 neighbors.
Maple runs about 12 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maple. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Maple 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 Maple, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Maple live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Maple, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Maple looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maple is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Poplar, WI R+21
- Waino, WI R+11
- Brule, WI R+9
- Lake Nebagamon, WI R+18
- South Range, WI R+17
- Hawthorne, WI R+23
- Cutter, WI R+17
- Wentworth, WI R+10
- Itasca, WI R+11
- Wascott, WI R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Henley, MO R+71
- Mandaree, ND D+29
- Fonda, IA R+44
- Van Horne, IA R+43
- Wanblee, SD D+43
- Webbers Falls, OK R+60
- Kandiyohi, MN R+46
- Juda, WI R+34
- Dawesville, GA R+57
- Wentworth, SD R+45
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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.