Pence leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Pence typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pence, ~23% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pence compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pence leans more Republican than 23 of 26 neighbors.
Pence runs about 31 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Pence 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 Pence, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Pence drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pence, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pence looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Pence own their home, about 14 points above the Wisconsin average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pence have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Montreal, WI R+33
- Iron Belt, WI R+32
- Gile, WI R+32
- Hurley, WI R+27
- Kimball, WI R+31
- Van Buskirk, WI R+28
- Ironwood, MI R+8
- Hillcrest, MI R+13
- Hautala Corner, MI R+11
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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.