Richfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Richfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richfield, ~36% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~-11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richfield leans more Republican than 62 of 100 neighbors.
Richfield runs about 36 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richfield. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Richfield 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 Richfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richfield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Richfield are family households, above 87% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Richfield, WI does.
Why turnout in Richfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Richfield 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Richfield own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Richfield have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Jackson, WI R+28
- Slinger, WI R+33
- Cedar Creek, WI R+28
- Germantown, WI R+13
- Kirchhayn, WI R+45
- Thompson, WI R+34
- Monches, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Algood, TN R+51
- Rochester, WI R+29
- Flintstone, GA R+63
- Nome, AK D+8
- West Paducah, KY R+57
- Gaines, MI R+33
- Woodsfield, OH R+60
- Millbrook, NY D+15
- Fyffe, AL R+80
- Lake Park, NC R+14
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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.