Sheldon is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Sheldon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheldon, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheldon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheldon leans more Republican than 21 of 23 neighbors.
Sheldon runs about 51 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sheldon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Sheldon 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 Sheldon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sheldon, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sheldon sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sheldon, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sheldon looks the way it does
Turnout in Sheldon 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
- Conrath, WI R+55
- Gilman, WI R+49
- Tony, WI R+47
- Holcombe, WI R+37
- Glen Flora, WI R+41
- Polley, WI R+48
- Ladysmith, WI R+28
- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Ingram, WI R+41
- Cornell, WI R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leon, WV R+68
- Leeds, NY R+28
- Farmington, WV R+56
- Crooks, SD R+49
- Alexandria, PA R+59
- Jonesburg, MO R+59
- Underwood, IA R+46
- South Beach, OR D+26
- Center Strafford, NH R+20
- Keezletown, VA R+40
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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.