Shanagolden leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Shanagolden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shanagolden, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shanagolden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shanagolden leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Shanagolden runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Shanagolden 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 Shanagolden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Shanagolden live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Shanagolden sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Shanagolden, WI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Shanagolden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shanagolden 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 62%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Shanagolden own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glidden, WI R+36
- Butternut, WI R+38
- Clam Lake, WI R+25
- Park Falls, WI R+31
- Mellen, WI R+25
- Morse, WI R+24
- Namekagon, WI R+10
- High Bridge, WI R+24
- Fifield, WI R+34
- Winter, WI R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yancopin, AR R+40
- Prospect, IL R+47
- Yatesville, IL R+52
- Crescent, ID R+62
- Shibleys Point, MO R+66
- Wheelerville, PA R+64
- Elba, IL R+66
- Banida, ID R+81
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.