Wolf Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Wolf Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolf Creek, ~22% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolf Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolf Creek leans more Republican than 46 of 52 neighbors.
Wolf Creek runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Wolf Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Wolf Creek is about 96%, well above similar-sized cities (around 78%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wolf Creek, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Wolf Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wolf Creek 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Wolf Creek own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cushing, WI R+38
- Trade River, WI R+41
- Sunrise, MN R+43
- Almelund, MN R+42
- St. Croix Falls, WI R+33
- Taylors Falls, MN R+32
- Trade Lake, WI R+40
- Center City, MN R+28
- Lewis, WI R+33
- Luck, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Ulysses, NE R+66
- Stevensville, VA R+39
- Milo Center, NY R+27
- Tynan, TX R+56
- Leesdale, MS R+13
- Burch, NC R+48
- Myakka Head, FL R+61
- Dixon, NE R+64
- Sweetwater, OK R+83
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.