North Prairie leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 94% of adults in North Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Prairie, ~28% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Prairie leans more Republican than 89 of 100 neighbors.
North Prairie runs about 39 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why North Prairie 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 North Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Prairie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, well above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in North Prairie are family households, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Prairie, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in North Prairie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Prairie 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in North Prairie own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in North Prairie have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Genesee, WI R+36
- Genesee Depot, WI R+33
- Wales, WI R+31
- Eagle, WI R+40
- Mukwonago, WI R+31
- Waterville, WI R+32
- Dousman, WI R+31
- Eagleville, WI R+38
- Little Prairie, WI R+41
- Delafield, WI R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Mountain Lake, AZ R+61
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Star Valley, AZ R+53
- Pigeon, MI R+36
- Pylesville, MD R+47
- Mount Crawford, VA R+36
- Montezuma, IA R+41
- Rio Vista, TX R+71
- North High Shoals, GA R+51
- Baird, TX R+70
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.