Pine River leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Pine River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine River, ~26% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine River leans more Republican than 36 of 57 neighbors.
Pine River runs about 37 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine River. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pine River 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 Pine River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Pine River drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pine River, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pine River looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pine River 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pine River own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Poy Sippi, WI R+41
- Saxeville, WI R+33
- Tustin, WI R+43
- Redgranite, WI R+32
- Mount Morris, WI R+30
- Wild Rose, WI R+31
- Lohrville, WI R+31
- Borth, WI R+44
- Metz, WI R+39
- Parfreyville, WI R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pacific City, OR R+11
- Drumore, PA R+62
- Hillje, TX R+43
- Cool Springs, NC R+49
- Vichy, MO R+67
- Boswell, IN R+54
- Berlin, WV R+62
- Hooker, CA R+48
- Coleman, FL R+43
- Maywood, MO R+71
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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.