Rowleys Bay leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Rowleys Bay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rowleys Bay, ~45% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rowleys Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rowleys Bay leans more Democratic than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Rowleys Bay runs about 15 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Rowleys Bay sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Rowleys Bay 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 Rowleys Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Rowleys Bay hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rowleys Bay runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rowleys Bay, 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 Rowleys Bay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rowleys Bay 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rowleys Bay have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ellison Bay, WI D+14
- Gills Rock, WI D+14
- Sister Bay, WI D+24
- Ephraim, WI D+23
- Baileys Harbor, WI D+8
- Fish Creek, WI D+22
- Washington Island, WI D+14
- Egg Harbor, WI D+4
- Jacksonport, WI R+3
- Cedar River, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
- Westport, OR R+29
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.