Merrillan leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Merrillan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Merrillan, ~23% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Merrillan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Merrillan leans more Republican than 5 of 36 neighbors.
Merrillan runs about 27 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Merrillan. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Merrillan 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 Merrillan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Merrillan hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Merrillan, WI does.
Why turnout in Merrillan looks the way it does
Turnout in Merrillan 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
- Winnebago Mission, WI R+6
- Alma Center, WI R+36
- Humbird, WI R+38
- Vaudreuil, WI D+26
- Black River Falls, WI R+11
- North Branch, WI R+38
- Sechlerville, WI R+36
- Shortville, WI R+38
- Neillsville, WI R+35
- Hixton, WI R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loving, NM R+38
- Wilmerding, PA D+32
- Hamlin, WV R+57
- Atkinson, NE R+66
- Island Heights, NJ R+20
- Excel, AL R+69
- Stanchfield, MN R+43
- Pine Plains, NY Even
- Big Rock, TN R+71
- Waterman, IL R+41
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.