York Center leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 64% of adults in York Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in York Center, ~30% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How York Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, York Center leans more Republican than 24 of 73 neighbors.
York Center runs about 5 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within York Center. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 26 points.
Why York Center 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 York Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in York Center are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; York Center, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in York Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. York Center 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in York Center 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 York Center have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marshall, WI R+3
- East Bristol, WI R+14
- Waterloo, WI R+18
- Portland, WI R+39
- Columbus, WI R+12
- Danville, WI R+37
- North Bristol, WI D+3
- Sun Prairie, WI D+37
- Astico, WI R+37
- Fall River, WI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Delta, CO R+47
- Walsh, WI R+41
- Keene, NY D+35
- Delphi, OH R+60
- Jefferson, MS R+81
- Palominas, AZ R+37
- Dola, OH R+63
- Olvey, AR R+69
- White Creek, WI R+36
- Kingsburg, SC R+28
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.