Trade River leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Trade River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trade River, ~21% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trade River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trade River leans more Republican than 38 of 48 neighbors.
Trade River runs about 40 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Trade River 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 River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Trade River live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Trade River, 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 Trade River looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Trade River 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Trade River 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
- Wolf Creek, WI R+42
- Cushing, WI R+38
- Trade Lake, WI R+40
- Branstad, WI R+44
- Grantsburg, WI R+36
- West Sweden, WI R+36
- Luck, WI R+33
- Sunrise, MN R+43
- Frederic, WI R+34
- Falun, WI R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dunlo, PA R+48
- Oak Hills, PA R+22
- Bowers, PA R+33
- Old Union, TX R+84
- Clemons, IA R+44
- Georgetown, NJ R+21
- Toltec, AR R+49
- Taylors Store, NC D+17
- Parsonville, NC R+66
- New Pittsburg, OH R+57
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.