Kingston is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Kingston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kingston, ~15% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kingston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kingston leans more Republican than 44 of 45 neighbors.
Kingston runs about 50 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Kingston 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 Kingston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kingston, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kingston, WI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kingston looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Kingston have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marquette, WI R+44
- Dalton, WI R+43
- Manchester, WI R+54
- Markesan, WI R+45
- Friesland, WI R+43
- Cambria, WI R+36
- Tuleta Hills, WI R+40
- Princeton, WI R+40
- Montello, WI R+36
- Randolph, WI R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Green Hill, NC R+49
- New Sweden, TX D+27
- Pryorsburg, KY R+66
- Mantua Center, OH R+42
- Spokeville, WI R+53
- Frontenac, NY R+32
- Goodhope, MO R+75
- Old Jenny Lind, AR R+59
- Bremen, ME D+23
- Valhermoso Springs, AL R+62
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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.