Pittsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pittsville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pittsville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pittsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pittsville leans more Republican than 19 of 37 neighbors.
Pittsville runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pittsville. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Pittsville 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 Pittsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pittsville, about 96% 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%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pittsville, WI sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pittsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pittsville 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 64%, above 64% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Veedum, WI R+42
- Bethel, WI R+43
- Dexterville, WI R+28
- Lindsey, WI R+38
- Arpin, WI R+44
- Babcock, WI R+41
- Vesper, WI R+37
- Nasonville, WI R+38
- Lynn, WI R+41
- Marshfield, WI R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Como, TX R+76
- Roxana, IL R+22
- Church Hill, MD R+29
- Haven, KS R+58
- West Concord, MN R+42
- South Dos Palos, CA R+14
- Pojoaque, NM D+35
- Hugh, FL R+70
- Half Moon, NC R+28
- Fallon Naval Air Station, NV R+56
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.