Price County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Price County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Price County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Price County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Price County leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Price County runs about 35 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Price County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Price County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Price County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Price County, about 93% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Price County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 81% of counties).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Price County, 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 Price County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Price County 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 63%, above 67% of counties. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Price County own their home, above 87% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Price County have completed high school, above 81% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Taylor County, WI R+46
- Rusk County, WI R+38
- Oneida County, WI R+18
- Iron County, WI R+27
- Lincoln County, WI R+29
- Vilas County, WI R+18
- Sawyer County, WI R+11
- Gogebic County, MI R+14
- Ashland County, WI Even
- Clark County, WI R+43
Counties with Similar Populations
- Trigg County, KY R+56
- Allamakee County, IA R+32
- Wadena County, MN R+49
- Screven County, GA R+23
- Roane County, WV R+60
- Hamilton County, FL R+24
- Craig County, OK R+53
- Noble County, OH R+55
- Pennington County, MN R+32
- Swain County, NC R+27
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.