Prairie Farm leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Prairie Farm typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie Farm, ~19% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie Farm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairie Farm leans more Republican than 39 of 46 neighbors.
Prairie Farm runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Prairie Farm 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 Prairie Farm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Prairie Farm hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Prairie Farm, WI sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Prairie Farm looks the way it does
Turnout in Prairie Farm 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
- Reeve, WI R+41
- Ridgeland, WI R+38
- Hillsdale, WI R+44
- Dallas, WI R+44
- Clayton, WI R+44
- Richardson, WI R+46
- Poskin, WI R+42
- Almena, WI R+41
- Boyceville, WI R+37
- Barron, WI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atwood, KS R+69
- New Market, IN R+59
- Kopperl, TX R+72
- Lawtell, LA R+9
- Fisher, WV R+66
- Medaryville, IN R+59
- Tremont City, OH R+46
- Sageeyah, OK R+58
- Bessemer, PA R+49
- Heritage Hills, NY D+15
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.