Montello leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Montello typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montello, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montello compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montello leans more Republican than 25 of 43 neighbors.
Montello runs about 35 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Montello 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 Montello, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Montello hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montello, 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 Montello looks the way it does
Turnout in Montello 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
- Packwaukee, WI R+37
- Marquette, WI R+44
- Endeavor, WI R+34
- Dalton, WI R+43
- Germania, WI R+38
- Westfield, WI R+35
- Princeton, WI R+40
- Kingston, WI R+51
- Oxford, WI R+32
- Lawrence, WI R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnold, PA D+18
- West Burlington, IA R+15
- Dell Rapids, SD R+42
- Tawas City, MI R+30
- Montverde, FL R+37
- Sugarcreek, PA R+43
- Blanding, UT R+65
- Dexter, NM R+48
- Mexico, NY R+32
- Harvard, MA D+28
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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.