Trade Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Trade Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trade Lake, ~21% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trade Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trade Lake leans more Republican than 32 of 40 neighbors.
Trade Lake runs about 40 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Trade Lake 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 Trade Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Trade Lake live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Trade Lake, WI does.
Why turnout in Trade Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Trade Lake 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 65%, above 68% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Trade Lake own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Sweden, WI R+36
- Trade River, WI R+41
- Branstad, WI R+44
- Grantsburg, WI R+36
- Falun, WI R+38
- Frederic, WI R+34
- Cushing, WI R+38
- Luck, WI R+33
- Wolf Creek, WI R+42
- Siren, WI R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tesuque, NM D+56
- Reese, TX R+42
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Highland, AL R+65
- Redington, AZ R+41
- Beauregard, MS R+52
- New Buena Vista, PA R+69
- Monterey, KY R+63
- Pleasant Plain, IN R+57
- Vida, MT R+77
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.