Rib Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Rib Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rib Lake, ~15% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rib Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rib Lake leans more Republican than 20 of 24 neighbors.
Rib Lake runs about 50 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Rib Lake 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 Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rib Lake live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rib Lake, 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 Rib Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Rib Lake 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
- Chelsea, WI R+51
- Westboro, WI R+49
- Whittlesey, WI R+51
- Spirit, WI R+41
- Ogema, WI R+45
- Medford, WI R+39
- Hannibal, WI R+48
- Little Black, WI R+50
- Spirit Falls, WI R+38
- Prentice, WI R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Geraldine, AL R+81
- Simmesport, LA R+12
- Cridersville, OH R+56
- Williamstown, NY R+50
- Onset, MA D+8
- Hastings, FL R+28
- West Valley, NY R+43
- Preston, MN R+28
- Plentywood, MT R+57
- Idria, CA R+19
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.