Praag leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Praag typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Praag, ~25% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Praag compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Praag leans more Republican than 30 of 46 neighbors.
Praag runs about 32 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Praag 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 Praag, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Praag sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Wisconsin average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Praag, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Praag looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Praag 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Modena, WI R+35
- Alma, WI R+28
- Waumandee, WI R+37
- Tell, WI R+29
- Herold, WI R+31
- Cochrane, WI R+32
- Nelson, WI R+31
- Mondovi, WI R+32
- Tarrant, WI R+37
- Buffalo City, WI R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oxberry, MS R+65
- Wyeth, MO R+59
- Wyman, IA R+46
- Waugh, VA R+40
- Leisure, KY R+67
- Ponzer, NC R+73
- Thrift, WA R+26
- Wren, VA R+47
- Chickamaw Beach, MN R+39
- Dresden, KS R+73
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.