Potter leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Potter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Potter, ~21% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Potter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Potter leans more Republican than 64 of 83 neighbors.
Potter runs about 47 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Potter. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Potter 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 Potter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Potter are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Potter, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Potter looks the way it does
Turnout in Potter sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brillion, WI R+38
- Hilbert Junction, WI R+49
- Hilbert, WI R+44
- Forest Junction, WI R+50
- Collins, WI R+49
- Gravesville, WI R+52
- Maple Grove, WI R+51
- St. John, WI R+51
- Hayton, WI R+51
- Chilton, WI R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elkville, IL R+56
- Austin Acres, MN R+21
- Echo, OR R+64
- Whipple, OH R+55
- Crabtree, OR R+51
- Bonney, TX R+53
- Victoria, MS D+2
- Dares Beach, MD R+15
- Fair Oaks, IN R+59
- St. Paul, KS R+62
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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.