Wisconsin Rapids leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Wisconsin Rapids typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wisconsin Rapids, ~35% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wisconsin Rapids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wisconsin Rapids leans more Republican than 4 of 39 neighbors.
Wisconsin Rapids runs about 17 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wisconsin Rapids. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Wisconsin Rapids 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 Wisconsin Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wisconsin Rapids votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, far above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wisconsin Rapids, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wisconsin Rapids looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wisconsin Rapids 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 63% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wisconsin Rapids have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Wazeecha, WI R+26
- Port Edwards, WI R+20
- Biron, WI R+27
- Kellner, WI R+36
- Cranmoor, WI R+35
- Rudolph, WI R+37
- Nekoosa, WI R+26
- Meehan, WI R+23
- Vesper, WI R+37
- New Rome, WI R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakdale, CA R+28
- Algonquin, IL Even
- Aberdeen, SD R+31
- Ozark, MO R+47
- Henderson, NC D+28
- O'Fallon, IL D+8
- Oceanside, NY R+17
- Locust Grove, GA D+2
- Tewksbury, MA Even
- Lancaster, NY R+13
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.