Winchester leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Winchester typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Winchester, ~34% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Winchester compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Winchester leans more Republican than 14 of 28 neighbors.
Winchester runs about 23 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Winchester 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 Winchester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Winchester live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Wisconsin average of 24%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Winchester, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Winchester looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Winchester 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Winchester own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Winchester have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Presque Isle, WI R+21
- Manitowish Waters, WI R+21
- Pine Lake, WI R+26
- Mercer, WI R+26
- Powell, WI D+19
- Boulder Junction, WI R+18
- Marenisco, MI R+25
- Van Buskirk, WI R+28
- Wakefield, MI R+28
- Ramsay, MI R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Seneca Hill, NY R+20
- Mountain Home, AL R+60
- Belle Meade, AR D+60
- Oldtown, VA R+61
- Old Woollam, MO R+65
- Roberdo, NC R+26
- Stafford, MD R+39
- La Plant, SD D+49
- Ellisville, WI R+50
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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.