Pray leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Pray typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pray, ~23% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pray leans more Republican than 2 of 33 neighbors.
Pray runs about 10 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pray. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Pray 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 Pray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Pray hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pray sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pray, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pray looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pray is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Pray report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spaulding, WI R+12
- Mather, WI R+51
- Dexterville, WI R+28
- Shortville, WI R+38
- Millston, WI R+41
- Winnebago Mission, WI R+6
- Vaudreuil, WI D+26
- Merrillan, WI R+28
- Warrens, WI R+42
- Lynn, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Victory, VT R+19
- Vernon, KS R+61
- Ethel, VA R+38
- Spirit, WA R+42
- Dinsmore, CA R+16
- Rardin, IL R+55
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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.