Northwoods Beach leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Northwoods Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwoods Beach, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northwoods Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Northwoods Beach leans more Republican than 5 of 24 neighbors.
Northwoods Beach runs about 12 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Northwoods Beach. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Northwoods Beach 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 Northwoods Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Northwoods Beach are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Northwoods Beach, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Northwoods Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Northwoods Beach 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 93% of households in Northwoods Beach own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Northwoods Beach have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hayward, WI R+3
- Chief Lake, WI D+44
- Reserve, WI D+50
- Phipps, WI R+17
- Stanberry, WI R+29
- Stone Lake, WI R+18
- Couderay, WI D+10
- Springbrook, WI R+39
- Seeleys, WI R+14
- Edgewater, WI R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Point, AL R+74
- Healing Springs, VA R+48
- Springtown, MO R+63
- Buhler, LA R+85
- Locust Grove, KY R+60
- Watertown, MI R+57
- Buffalo Creek, CO R+5
- Henderson, AR R+56
- Stringtown, WV R+63
- White Hall, SC D+36
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.