Gilman leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Gilman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilman, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilman leans more Republican than 24 of 29 neighbors.
Gilman runs about 48 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Gilman 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 Gilman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gilman, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gilman sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gilman, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gilman looks the way it does
Turnout in Gilman 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.
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- Polley, WI R+48
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- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Jump River, WI R+49
- Holcombe, WI R+37
- Crescent, WI R+44
- Conrath, WI R+55
- Cornell, WI R+43
- Stanley, WI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Middle Verde, AZ R+14
- Cottonwood Shores, TX R+50
- Gordon, WI R+23
- Spruce, MI R+29
- Wolcott, VT R+9
- Huntington Bay, NY R+2
- Palmyra, MI R+40
- New Harmony, UT R+68
- Wallingford, VT R+15
- South Thomaston, ME 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.