Pickerel leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Pickerel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pickerel, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pickerel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pickerel leans more Republican than 17 of 33 neighbors.
Pickerel runs about 36 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Pickerel 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 Pickerel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Pickerel sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pickerel, WI sits in the bottom tenth 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 Pickerel looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pickerel 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Pickerel own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lily, WI R+39
- Pearson, WI R+37
- Mole Lake, WI R+25
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- Soperton, WI R+36
- Crandon, WI R+27
- Elcho, WI R+37
- Jennings, WI R+24
- Wabeno, WI R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Big Rock, VA R+67
- Sacred Heart, OK R+69
- Bovine, AR R+72
- Donovan, IL R+52
- Brandywine, WV R+63
- Spring Glen, WA D+25
- Edmond, WV R+61
- Mount Vernon, WI D+20
- Stokes, SC R+35
- Wyatts Chapel, TN R+72
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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.