Nye leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Nye typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nye, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nye leans more Republican than 51 of 66 neighbors.
Nye runs about 37 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Nye leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Nye. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nye, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nye looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nye 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Nye own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Nye have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Osceola, WI R+32
- Dresser, WI R+33
- Sand Lake, WI R+31
- Ubet, WI R+31
- Wanderoos, WI R+31
- Star Prairie, WI R+37
- Shafer, MN R+36
- Taylors Falls, MN R+32
- St. Croix Falls, WI R+33
- Deronda, WI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yoder, CO R+64
- Baldwin Place, NY R+6
- Readfield, WI R+44
- Shelter Island Heights, NY D+31
- Pinetown, NC R+57
- Shevlin, MN R+52
- Mount Hood Village, OR D+5
- Walton, NE R+42
- Section Thirty, MN D+11
- Avery, TX R+70
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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.