Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Wisconsin would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.
Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Badger State?
To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Wisconsin with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.
68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Washington County, Wisconsin
West Bend is the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin, United States, in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,078.
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Washington County, Wisconsin
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Washington County, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States. The county seat of Milwaukee County, it is on Lake Michigan’s western shore. Ranked by estimated 2014 population, Milwaukee was the 31st largest city in the United States. The city’s estimated population in 2015 was 600,155. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is also part of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha combined statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,026,243 in the 2010 census.
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Slinger is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,068 at the 2010 census.
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Washington County, Wisconsin
Hartford is a city in Washington and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,223. All of this population resided in the Washington County portion of the city.
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68.4% Republican vote · #4 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Washington County, Wisconsin
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67.2% Republican vote · #8 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Waushara County, Wisconsin
Berlin is a city in Green Lake and Waushara counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,524 at the 2010 census. Of this, 5,435 were in Green Lake County, and only 89 were in Waushara County. The city is located mostly within the Town of Berlin in Green Lake County, with a small portion extending into the Town of Aurora in Waushara County.
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67.1% Republican vote · #9 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano is a city in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,305 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shawano County.
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66.6% Republican vote · #10 most conservative in Wisconsin
Located in
Marinette County, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Menominee River, at its mouth at Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan; to the north is Stephenson Island, part of the city preserved as park. During the lumbering boom of the late 19th century, Marinette became the tenth-largest city in Wisconsin in 1900, with its peak population of 16,195.
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Mapping the conservative strongholds in Wisconsin
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How we determined the most conservative cities in Wisconsin for 2026
To find the most conservative places in Wisconsin, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.
We started by making a list of every city in Wisconsin over 5,000 people based on the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. That left us with 145 cities and towns.
We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:
- Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020
Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.
Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 145 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.
The winner, West Bend, is “The Most Conservative City in Wisconsin For 2026”. The most liberal place in Wisconsin was Cottage Grove.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the most conservative places to live in Wisconsin.
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Most Conservative Places In Wisconsin
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| Rank | City | Conservative Score | Population | % Conservative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | West Bend | 4.00 | 32,030 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Richfield | 4.00 | 11,755 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 4.00 | 566,973 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Slinger | 4.00 | 6,307 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Germa | 4.00 | 20,962 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Hartford | 4.00 | 15,821 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Jackson | 4.00 | 8,003 | 68.4% |
| 8 | Berlin | 8.00 | 5,562 | 67.2% |
| 9 | Shawano | 9.00 | 9,522 | 67.1% |
| 10 | Marinette | 10.00 | 11,115 | 66.6% |
| 11 | Antigo | 12.00 | 8,069 | 65.7% |
| 12 | New London | 13.50 | 7,726 | 65.1% |
| 12 | Waupaca | 13.50 | 6,283 | 65.1% |
| 16 | Mayville | 17.50 | 5,228 | 64.7% |
| 16 | Waupun | 17.50 | 11,174 | 64.7% |
| 16 | Watertown | 17.50 | 22,774 | 64.7% |
| 16 | Columbus | 17.50 | 5,488 | 64.7% |
| 16 | Beaver Dam | 17.50 | 16,565 | 64.7% |
| 20 | Ripon | 22.50 | 7,772 | 62.5% |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 22.50 | 44,494 | 62.5% |
| 20 | North Fond du Lac | 22.50 | 5,392 | 62.5% |
| 22 | Rice Lake | 25.00 | 9,030 | 62.3% |
| 23 | Tomah | 26.50 | 9,532 | 60.9% |
| 23 | Sparta | 26.50 | 9,950 | 60.9% |
| 25 | Merrill | 28.00 | 9,356 | 60.7% |
| 26 | Manitowoc | 29.50 | 34,620 | 60.7% |
| 26 | Two Rivers | 29.50 | 11,231 | 60.7% |
| 34 | Delafield | 37.50 | 7,202 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Sussex | 37.50 | 12,066 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Menomonee Falls | 37.50 | 39,539 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Muskego | 37.50 | 25,406 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Elm Grove | 37.50 | 6,459 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Mukwonago | 37.50 | 8,415 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Oconomowoc | 37.50 | 19,080 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Waukesha | 37.50 | 71,233 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Brookfield | 37.50 | 41,273 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Pewaukee | 37.50 | 8,196 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Hartland | 37.50 | 9,972 | 59.6% |
| 34 | New Berlin | 37.50 | 40,270 | 59.6% |
| 34 | Summit | 37.50 | 5,114 | 59.6% |
| 42 | Lake Hallie | 46.00 | 7,285 | 59.3% |
| 42 | Chippewa Falls | 46.00 | 14,782 | 59.3% |
| 42 | Eau Claire | 46.00 | 70,322 | 59.3% |
| 45 | Appleton | 49.00 | 75,023 | 59.0% |
| 45 | Menasha | 49.00 | 18,273 | 59.0% |
| 45 | Kaukauna | 49.00 | 17,706 | 59.0% |
| 47 | Wisconsin Rapids | 51.50 | 18,722 | 58.9% |
| 47 | Marshfield | 51.50 | 18,700 | 58.9% |
| 51 | Burlington | 55.50 | 10,987 | 58.8% |
| 51 | Whitewater | 55.50 | 15,807 | 58.8% |
| 51 | Lake Geneva | 55.50 | 8,521 | 58.8% |
| 51 | Delavan | 55.50 | 8,689 | 58.8% |
| 51 | Elkhorn | 55.50 | 10,221 | 58.8% |
| 55 | Weston | 61.00 | 15,749 | 58.1% |
| 55 | Wausau | 61.00 | 39,996 | 58.1% |
| 55 | Rothschild | 61.00 | 5,600 | 58.1% |
| 55 | Kronenwetter | 61.00 | 8,395 | 58.1% |
| 59 | Plymouth | 65.00 | 8,890 | 57.0% |
| 59 | Sheboygan | 65.00 | 49,645 | 57.0% |
| 59 | Sheboygan Falls | 65.00 | 8,547 | 57.0% |
| 62 | Hudson | 68.00 | 14,959 | 56.8% |
| 62 | River Falls | 68.00 | 16,719 | 56.8% |
| 62 | New Richmond | 68.00 | 10,539 | 56.8% |
| 65 | Jefferson | 72.00 | 7,732 | 56.7% |
| 65 | Fort Atkinson | 72.00 | 12,463 | 56.7% |
| 65 | Lake Mills | 72.00 | 6,470 | 56.7% |
| 67 | Rhinelander | 75.00 | 8,316 | 56.6% |
| 68 | Menomonie | 76.00 | 16,539 | 56.0% |
| 69 | Platteville | 77.00 | 11,499 | 55.2% |
| 71 | Mequon | 79.50 | 25,270 | 55.2% |
| 71 | Port Washington | 79.50 | 12,645 | 55.2% |
| 71 | Cedarburg | 79.50 | 12,605 | 55.2% |
| 71 | Grafton | 79.50 | 12,445 | 55.2% |
| 75 | Little Chute | 85.50 | 11,754 | 54.0% |
| 75 | Howard | 85.50 | 21,087 | 54.0% |
| 75 | Kimberly | 85.50 | 7,447 | 54.0% |
| 77 | Richland Center | 89.00 | 5,109 | 54.0% |
| 78 | Prairie du Chien | 90.00 | 5,491 | 53.1% |
| 82 | Allouez | 94.50 | 13,975 | 52.7% |
| 82 | Bellevue | 94.50 | 16,442 | 52.7% |
| 82 | Hobart | 94.50 | 10,610 | 52.7% |
| 82 | Ashwaubenon | 94.50 | 17,314 | 52.7% |
| 82 | De Pere | 94.50 | 25,301 | 52.7% |
| 82 | Suamico | 94.50 | 12,985 | 52.7% |
| 82 | Green Bay | 94.50 | 106,253 | 52.7% |
| 88 | Union Grove | 102.00 | 5,036 | 51.2% |
| 88 | Mount Pleasant | 102.00 | 27,953 | 51.2% |
| 88 | Caledonia | 102.00 | 25,257 | 51.2% |
| 88 | Sturtevant | 102.00 | 6,772 | 51.2% |
| 88 | Racine | 102.00 | 77,633 | 51.2% |
| 88 | Waterford | 102.00 | 5,692 | 51.2% |
| 92 | Oshkosh | 107.50 | 66,729 | 50.8% |
| 92 | Neenah | 107.50 | 27,336 | 50.8% |
| 95 | Twin Lakes | 111.50 | 6,309 | 50.7% |
| 95 | Bristol | 111.50 | 5,207 | 50.7% |
| 95 | Pleasant Prairie | 111.50 | 21,669 | 50.7% |
| 95 | Kenosha | 111.50 | 99,372 | 50.7% |
| 98 | Portage | 114.50 | 10,236 | 50.0% |
| 99 | Sturgeon Bay | 116.00 | 9,806 | 48.5% |
| 100 | Reedsburg | 117.50 | 10,168 | 48.3% |
Source: county-level 2020 election results, U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 145 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Wisconsin
Well, there you have it, the places in Wisconsin that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with West Bend ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.
The most conservative cities in Wisconsin are West Bend, Richfield, Milwaukee, Slinger, Germa, Hartford, Jackson, Berlin, Shawano, and Marinette.
If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Wisconsin.
