Norske leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Norske typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norske, ~21% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norske compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norske leans more Republican than 33 of 52 neighbors.
Norske runs about 40 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norske. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Norske 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 Norske, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Norske sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Norske, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Norske looks the way it does
Turnout in Norske 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.
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- Northland, WI R+39
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- Split Rock, WI R+52
- Peru, WI R+25
- Whitcomb, WI R+46
- Garfield, WI R+14
- Tigerton, WI R+47
- Iola, WI R+32
- Wittenberg, WI R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksburg, KY R+66
- Kivalina, AK D+24
- Claremont, VA R+15
- Killduff, IA R+51
- Colby, OH R+52
- Pintlala, AL R+26
- Kingsbury, IN R+41
- West Leroy, MI R+39
- Vernon, ID R+31
- Ida, AR R+72
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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.