River Falls, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in River Falls

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

River Falls is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in River Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in River Falls, ~39% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How River Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, River Falls leans more Republican than 31 of 77 neighbors.

Politically, River Falls sits close to the rest of Wisconsin.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within River Falls. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 30 points.

Why River 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 River Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In River Falls the two roughly cancel.

High-school completion and voter turnout

Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; River Falls, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in River Falls looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. River 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in River Falls have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.