Waupaca leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Waupaca typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waupaca, ~35% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waupaca compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waupaca leans more Republican than 7 of 57 neighbors.
Waupaca runs about 22 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waupaca. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Waupaca 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 Waupaca, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waupaca votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, modestly above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Waupaca, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Waupaca looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waupaca 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- King, WI R+20
- Parfreyville, WI R+28
- Sheridan, WI R+24
- Rural, WI R+28
- Weyauwega, WI R+41
- Scandinavia, WI R+34
- Saxeville, WI R+33
- Ogdensburg, WI R+46
- Blaine, WI R+33
- Amherst, WI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Lewis, WA Even
- Carbondale, CO D+31
- Raceland, LA R+45
- Exeter, CA R+39
- Weddington, NC R+21
- Butner, NC D+4
- Ojai, CA D+33
- Liberty Lake, WA R+15
- Grove City, PA R+27
- Dillon, SC D+7
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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.