Rib Mountain leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Rib Mountain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rib Mountain, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rib Mountain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rib Mountain leans more Republican than 4 of 36 neighbors.
Rib Mountain runs about 12 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rib Mountain. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Rib Mountain 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 Mountain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rib Mountain votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rib Mountain, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rib Mountain looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rib Mountain 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rothschild, WI R+6
- Wausau, WI Even
- Schofield, WI R+8
- Weston, WI R+10
- Nutterville, WI R+27
- Kronenwetter, WI R+14
- Marathon, WI R+42
- Brokaw, WI R+33
- Marathon City, WI R+24
- Mosinee, WI R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, NC R+21
- Peshtigo, WI R+33
- Stanley, WI R+33
- Pepper Pike, OH D+30
- Florence, NJ D+10
- Nettleton, MS R+44
- Lancaster, MA D+11
- Coxs Creek, KY R+51
- Moosic, PA R+5
- Millers Creek, NC R+65
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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.