Morse leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Morse typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morse, ~24% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morse leans more Republican than 15 of 29 neighbors.
Morse runs about 23 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morse. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Morse 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 Morse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Morse live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Morse, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Morse looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Morse 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Morse own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mellen, WI R+25
- High Bridge, WI R+24
- Gurney, WI R+5
- Marengo, WI R+19
- Minersville, WI R+7
- Glidden, WI R+36
- Iron Belt, WI R+32
- Saxon, WI Even
- Pence, WI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eureka, IN R+53
- Haskinville, NY R+53
- Kratzerville, PA R+54
- Waddell, MS R+4
- Paris Springs, MO R+72
- La Prairie, IL R+70
- Walpole, IL R+62
- Greensburg, MO R+70
- Gazette, MO R+71
- Semiway, KY R+61
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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.