Burkhardt leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Burkhardt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burkhardt, ~39% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burkhardt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burkhardt leans more Republican than 52 of 86 neighbors.
Burkhardt runs about 21 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burkhardt. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Burkhardt 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 Burkhardt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Burkhardt are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Burkhardt, WI does.
Why turnout in Burkhardt looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Burkhardt 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Burkhardt own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Burkhardt have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Houlton, WI R+23
- North Hudson, WI R+8
- Hudson, WI R+8
- Bayport, MN D+14
- Roberts, WI R+28
- Somerset, WI R+31
- Oak Park Heights, MN D+16
- Lakeland Shores, MN R+2
- Lakeland, MN Even
- Stillwater, MN D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hewlett Harbor, NY R+42
- Rockingham, GA R+75
- Otwell, IN R+60
- Walkerville, MI R+47
- Worthington, WV R+53
- Sadler, TX R+71
- Saranac, NY R+24
- Hawley, TX R+79
- Alhambra, IL R+45
- Nageezi, NM D+6
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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.