Kiel leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Kiel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kiel, ~25% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kiel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kiel leans more Republican than 25 of 73 neighbors.
Kiel runs about 40 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Kiel 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 Kiel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kiel votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kiel, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kiel looks the way it does
Turnout in Kiel 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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- Meggers, WI R+44
- Rhine, WI R+30
- New Holstein, WI R+42
- St. Anna, WI R+47
- Elkhart Lake, WI R+29
- School Hill, WI R+46
- St. Nazianz, WI R+43
- Hayton, WI R+51
- Charlesburg, WI R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shrewsbury, PA R+16
- Seville, OH R+38
- Voorheesville, NY D+10
- Towaco, NJ R+16
- Washington, WV R+51
- Crafton, PA D+19
- Wrightsville, GA R+26
- Sheldon, IA R+49
- Magnolia, NJ D+13
- Clairton, PA D+41
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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.