Wautoma leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Wautoma typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wautoma, ~31% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wautoma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wautoma leans more Republican than 6 of 45 neighbors.
Wautoma runs about 23 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wautoma. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Wautoma 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 Wautoma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wautoma votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, modestly above the Wisconsin average of 24%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wautoma, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wautoma looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wautoma 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 64%, above 66% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Morris, WI R+30
- Richford, WI R+40
- Spring Lake, WI R+35
- Neshkoro, WI R+36
- Wild Rose, WI R+31
- Lohrville, WI R+31
- Redgranite, WI R+32
- Germania, WI R+38
- Hancock, WI R+37
- Coloma, WI R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Appomattox, VA R+40
- Montague, MI R+22
- Bon Aqua, TN R+62
- Finley, WA R+41
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Newfield, NJ R+26
- Estherville, IA R+32
- New Wilmington, PA R+30
- Fruitport, MI R+22
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.