Pella leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Pella typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pella, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pella compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pella leans more Republican than 36 of 54 neighbors.
Pella runs about 47 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Pella 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 Pella, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pella, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pella, WI sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pella looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pella 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Caroline, WI R+50
- Leopolis, WI R+20
- Lyndhurst, WI R+31
- Marion, WI R+49
- Embarrass, WI R+51
- Tilleda, WI D+5
- Clintonville, WI R+35
- Thornton, WI R+40
- Gresham, WI R+21
- Red River, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rimforest, CA R+18
- Agate, CO R+58
- Kimballton, IA R+55
- New Prospect, AL R+71
- Simpson, WV R+62
- Rainey, MS R+79
- Ithaca, OH R+68
- Groton City, NY R+17
- Champion, NE R+80
- North Buckfield, ME R+38
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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.