Rib Falls leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Rib Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rib Falls, ~22% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rib Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rib Falls leans more Republican than 26 of 36 neighbors.
Rib Falls runs about 45 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Rib Falls 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 Rib Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Rib Falls are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rib Falls, WI sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rib Falls looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rib Falls 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Rib Falls own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rib Falls have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marathon City, WI R+24
- Marathon, WI R+42
- Edgar, WI R+42
- Poniatowski, WI R+49
- Nutterville, WI R+27
- Athens, WI R+47
- Fenwood, WI R+47
- Hamburg, WI R+45
- Halder, WI R+43
- Rib Mountain, WI R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elgin, ND R+72
- New Trier, MN R+44
- Pleasant Valley, MD R+41
- Cayuta, NY R+36
- Clearview, WA D+17
- New Site, AL R+81
- Tilghman, MD R+22
- Harrisonburg, LA R+85
- Joyes, KY R+35
- Tabler, OK R+70
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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.