Taylor County leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Taylor County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taylor County, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taylor County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Taylor County is the most Republican-leaning.
Taylor County runs about 45 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Taylor County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Taylor County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Taylor County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Taylor County, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Taylor County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Taylor County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Clark County, WI R+43
- Lincoln County, WI R+29
- Price County, WI R+36
- Marathon County, WI R+17
- Rusk County, WI R+38
- Chippewa County, WI R+24
- Wood County, WI R+22
- Eau Claire County, WI D+10
- Oneida County, WI R+18
- Langlade County, WI R+35
Counties with Similar Populations
- Smith County, TN R+64
- Dodge County, GA R+43
- Davison County, SD R+43
- Orange County, IN R+54
- Montague County, TX R+70
- Washington County, GA D+3
- DeWitt County, TX R+49
- Spencer County, IN R+49
- Union County, TN R+70
- Martin County, MN R+38
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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.