Shawano leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Shawano typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shawano, ~32% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shawano compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shawano leans more Republican than 10 of 56 neighbors.
Shawano runs about 21 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shawano. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Shawano 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 Shawano, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shawano votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Shawano, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Shawano looks the way it does
Turnout in Shawano sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thornton, WI R+40
- Lunds, WI R+50
- Keshena, WI D+33
- Red River, WI R+41
- Slab City, WI R+50
- Bonduel, WI R+50
- Legend Lake, WI D+41
- Cecil, WI R+47
- Embarrass, WI R+51
- Keshena Falls, WI D+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Simons, GA R+28
- Bull Mountain, OR D+29
- Wells Branch, TX D+36
- Keansburg, NJ R+15
- Moorestown-Lenola, NJ D+27
- Forsyth, GA R+29
- Leon Valley, TX D+11
- Croton On Hudson, NY D+36
- Indialantic, FL R+21
- Flint, TX R+55
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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.