Rice Lake leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Rice Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rice Lake, ~35% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rice Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rice Lake is the least Republican-leaning.
Rice Lake runs about 20 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rice Lake. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Rice 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 Rice Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rice Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, well above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rice Lake, WI sits in the top 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 Rice Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Rice 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
- Cameron, WI R+34
- Brill, WI R+42
- Haugen, WI R+33
- Canton, WI R+40
- Mikana, WI R+33
- Barron, WI R+23
- Poskin, WI R+42
- Birchwood, WI R+32
- Chetek, WI R+31
- Cumberland, WI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cedar Springs, MI R+29
- Brandywine, MD D+60
- Arbutus, MD D+11
- Gwynn Oak, MD D+84
- South Daytona, FL R+12
- Bradford, PA R+32
- University Heights, OH D+35
- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX R+37
- Lake Villa, IL Even
- Ridge, NY 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.