Newald is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Newald typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newald, ~19% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newald compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newald leans more Republican than 23 of 26 neighbors.
Newald runs about 49 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Newald 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 Newald, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Newald live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Newald sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Newald, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Newald looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newald 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 91% of households in Newald 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
- Cavour, WI R+42
- Long Lake, WI R+51
- Argonne, WI R+40
- Armstrong Creek, WI R+41
- Fence, WI R+52
- Laona, WI R+37
- Wisconsin Junction, WI R+35
- Hiles, WI R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ada, KS R+68
- Denney, KY R+75
- Hutton, LA R+83
- Hammett, GA Even
- Hyman, SC R+33
- Idana, KS R+66
- Waterburg, NY D+40
- Columbiaville, NY R+18
- Trevat, TX R+72
- Rock Camp, OH R+64
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.