Mole Lake leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mole Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mole Lake, ~27% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mole Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mole Lake leans more Republican than 4 of 35 neighbors.
Mole Lake runs about 24 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mole Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Mole Lake 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 Mole Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Mole Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mole Lake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mole Lake, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mole Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mole Lake 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 63%, above 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- Jennings, WI R+24
- Crandon, WI R+27
- Pickerel, WI R+37
- Pearson, WI R+37
- Elcho, WI R+37
- Lily, WI R+39
- Wisconsin Junction, WI R+35
- Pelican Lake, WI R+33
- Soperton, WI R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Chicago, MN R+36
- Vanceville, PA R+44
- Howe, NE R+53
- Wasepi, MI R+46
- Funkhouser, GA R+78
- Crandon Lakes, NJ R+25
- Sherrill, AR D+3
- Burrows, IN R+58
- Malden Bridge, NY D+31
- Wellington Heights, WV R+60
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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.