Van Buskirk leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Van Buskirk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Buskirk, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Buskirk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Buskirk leans more Republican than 19 of 25 neighbors.
Van Buskirk runs about 27 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Van Buskirk 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 Van Buskirk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Van Buskirk live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Van Buskirk, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Van Buskirk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Van Buskirk 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Van Buskirk own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gile, WI R+32
- Hurley, WI R+27
- Montreal, WI R+33
- Ironwood, MI R+8
- Pence, WI R+32
- Hillcrest, MI R+13
- Iron Belt, WI R+32
- Bessemer, MI R+17
- Pine Lake, WI R+26
- Hautala Corner, MI R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trementina, NM R+28
- Kahakuloa, HI D+12
- Elmora, PA R+60
- Kinder, MO R+74
- Coal Bluff, IN R+47
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.