Pleasant Prairie leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Pleasant Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Prairie, ~42% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Prairie leans more Republican than 48 of 91 neighbors.
Pleasant Prairie runs about 6 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Prairie. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Prairie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Prairie, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Pleasant Prairie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant Prairie 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenosha, WI D+14
- Winthrop Harbor, IL R+3
- Rosecrans, IL R+4
- Zion, IL D+38
- Somers, WI R+13
- Wadsworth, IL D+4
- Beach Park, IL D+18
- Bristol, WI R+23
- Benet Lake, WI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Burlington, VT D+37
- Henderson, TX R+43
- Westlake Village, CA D+12
- Ottawa, IL R+11
- Hatboro, PA D+5
- Susanville, CA R+33
- South Euclid, OH D+64
- Scarborough, ME D+21
- White Oak, MD D+63
- Willow Spring, NC R+24
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.