Presque Isle leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Presque Isle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Presque Isle, ~31% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Presque Isle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Presque Isle leans more Republican than 7 of 23 neighbors.
Presque Isle runs about 20 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Presque Isle live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Presque Isle, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Presque Isle looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Presque Isle 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Presque Isle have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winchester, WI R+24
- Manitowish Waters, WI R+21
- Boulder Junction, WI R+18
- Marenisco, MI R+25
- Powell, WI D+19
- Gogebic, MI R+16
- Mercer, WI R+26
- Star Lake, WI R+19
- Pine Lake, WI R+26
- Arbor Vitae, WI R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walcott, AR R+70
- Avery, CA R+8
- Richland, NY R+48
- Sumner, TX R+77
- Chain-O-Lakes, MO R+65
- Bowersville, OH R+70
- Urich, MO R+66
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- Bellwood, KY R+53
- New Plymouth, OH R+57
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.