Verona leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Verona typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Verona, ~70% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Verona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Verona leans more Democratic than 54 of 58 neighbors.
Verona runs about 45 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Verona sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Verona. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Verona 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 Verona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Verona hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Verona sits in the top fifth on density (about 53%, above 88% of cities). Verona runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Verona, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Verona looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Verona 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Verona have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paoli, WI D+26
- Pine Bluff, WI D+19
- Fitchburg, WI D+53
- Middleton, WI D+53
- Shorewood Hills, WI D+86
- Cross Plains, WI D+25
- Madison, WI D+37
- Mount Horeb, WI D+16
- Ashton Corners, WI D+29
- Mount Vernon, WI D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harvest, AL R+14
- Commack, NY R+18
- Wright, FL R+18
- Brawley, CA D+4
- Barberton, OH R+10
- Walker, MI R+4
- Royse City, TX R+46
- Monterey, CA D+40
- Vernon Hills, IL D+28
- Medford, NY R+10
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.