Kilbourn Town is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kilbourn Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kilbourn Town, ~49% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kilbourn Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kilbourn Town leans more Democratic than 24 of 50 neighbors.
Kilbourn Town runs about 58 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Kilbourn Town sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kilbourn Town. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Kilbourn Town leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Kilbourn Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Kilbourn Town live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 80% of adults in Kilbourn Town have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Kilbourn Town runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth 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 Kilbourn Town looks the way it does
Turnout in Kilbourn Town 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 Neighborhoods
- Avenues West, Milwaukee, WI D+52
- Juneau Town, Milwaukee, WI D+48
- Yankee Hill, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Walker's Point, Milwaukee, WI D+49
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
- Clarke Square, Milwaukee, WI D+46
- North Division, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Northpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+57
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Riverdale, Detroit, MI D+84
- Stonehaven, Charlotte, NC D+18
- Curtis Park, Sacramento, CA D+66
- Western Corridor, Green Bay, WI D+15
- Fairmount, Fort Worth, TX D+28
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- North Stonehurst, Oakland, CA D+59
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
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.