Monroe Center leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Monroe Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe Center, ~23% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe Center leans more Republican than 10 of 40 neighbors.
Monroe Center runs about 28 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Monroe Center 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 Monroe Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Monroe Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Monroe Center, WI does.
Why turnout in Monroe Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Monroe Center 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 60%, below 55% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Monroe Center own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arkdale, WI R+29
- New Miner, WI R+42
- Necedah, WI R+38
- Big Flats, WI R+31
- Dellwood, WI R+28
- New Rome, WI R+30
- Friendship, WI R+25
- Delwood, WI R+26
- Nekoosa, WI R+26
- Finley, WI R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgetown, MN R+34
- New London, AR R+59
- Rochester, MO R+60
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
- Mc Dowell, VA R+52
- Gusher, UT R+62
- Keweenaw Bay, MI R+31
- Cope, CO R+79
- Minden, WV R+52
- Mascot, VA R+35
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.