Park Falls leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Park Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Falls, ~30% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Park Falls leans more Republican than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Park Falls runs about 30 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Park Falls 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 Park Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Park Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Park Falls, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Park Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Park Falls 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
- Butternut, WI R+38
- Fifield, WI R+34
- Springstead, WI R+29
- Shanagolden, WI R+38
- Glidden, WI R+36
- Phillips, WI R+35
- Oxbo, WI R+33
- Mercer, WI R+26
- Catawba, WI R+44
- Brantwood, WI R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Charlotte Harbor, FL R+22
- Wolcott, NY R+35
- Minford, OH R+57
- South Deerfield, MA D+24
- Clyde, NY R+29
- Avon, MN R+47
- Marcellus, MI R+35
- Glenwood, AR R+67
- Westover, WV D+5
- Hobart, OK R+61
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.