Brill leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Brill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brill, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brill leans more Republican than 25 of 32 neighbors.
Brill runs about 41 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Brill 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 Brill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Brill hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Brill, WI sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brill looks the way it does
Turnout in Brill sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barron, WI R+23
- Poskin, WI R+42
- Cameron, WI R+34
- Rice Lake, WI R+20
- Hillsdale, WI R+44
- Almena, WI R+41
- Canton, WI R+40
- Cumberland, WI R+25
- Dallas, WI R+44
- Haugen, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ernestville, TN R+71
- New Taiton, TX R+70
- Newdale, WV R+68
- Greenmount, KY R+73
- Burlington, AR R+62
- Prim, AR R+68
- Pritchetts, GA R+69
- Wellersburg, PA R+73
- Goodrich, ME R+32
- Whippleville, NY R+18
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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.