Soperton leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Soperton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Soperton, ~19% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Soperton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Soperton leans more Republican than 12 of 30 neighbors.
Soperton runs about 35 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Soperton 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 Soperton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Soperton live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Soperton sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Soperton, WI sits in the bottom 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 Soperton looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Soperton sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wabeno, WI R+35
- Padus, WI R+34
- Townsend, WI R+31
- Laona, WI R+37
- Lily, WI R+39
- Pickerel, WI R+37
- Crandon, WI R+27
- Mole Lake, WI R+25
- Lakewood, WI R+31
- Cavour, WI R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Christy, KY R+42
- McKinley, AL D+31
- Moorman, KY R+62
- Sedan, NM R+70
- Newport, TX R+81
- Newport, NE R+79
- Horace, IL R+62
- Coe, IN R+58
- Wasta, SD R+76
- Roseland, KS R+53
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.