Rock Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Rock Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Springs, ~22% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Springs leans more Republican than 32 of 43 neighbors.
Rock Springs runs about 32 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rock Springs. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Rock Springs drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rock Springs, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Rock Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rock Springs 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- LaRue, WI R+31
- Reedsburg, WI R+19
- North Freedom, WI R+28
- West Baraboo, WI R+18
- Loganville, WI R+36
- Baraboo, WI R+12
- Leland, WI R+37
- Lake Delton, WI R+20
- Lime Ridge, WI R+38
- Ironton, WI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thurman, OH R+64
- Luana, IA R+36
- Ulm, MT R+61
- Genola, MN R+77
- Madisonville, MS R+45
- Folkstone, NC R+43
- Golden, TX R+76
- Morganza, LA R+19
- Walling, TN R+73
- Marshfield, VT D+12
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.