Owen leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Owen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Owen, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Owen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Owen leans more Republican than 11 of 35 neighbors.
Owen runs about 42 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Owen. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Owen 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 Owen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Owen hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Owen, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Owen looks the way it does
Turnout in Owen 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.
Nearby Cities
- Withee, WI R+45
- Curtiss, WI R+48
- Longwood, WI R+51
- Riplinger, WI R+53
- Lombard, WI R+53
- Dorchester, WI R+51
- Abbotsford, WI R+37
- Greenwood, WI R+44
- Colby, WI R+41
- Thorp, WI R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Machias, ME R+27
- Mason City, IL R+43
- Littlerock, CA R+10
- Electra, TX R+61
- Muenster, TX R+76
- Gaston, NC D+23
- Montour Falls, NY R+27
- Uniontown, AL D+70
- Morristown, IN R+54
- Waterford Works, NJ R+22
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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.