Wilton leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Wilton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilton, ~17% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilton leans more Republican than 31 of 41 neighbors.
Wilton runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Wilton 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 Wilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Wilton hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Wisconsin average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wilton are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wilton, WI sits below the national average 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 Wilton looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Wilton have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Wilton have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Tabor, WI R+37
- Norwalk, WI R+38
- Clifton, WI R+38
- Kendall, WI R+37
- Ontario, WI R+26
- Oil City, WI R+39
- St. Marys, WI R+37
- Tomah, WI R+21
- Oakdale, WI R+40
- Tunnel City, WI R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jasper, MO R+63
- South Carthage, TN R+62
- Summerhill, PA R+55
- Rocheport, MO R+15
- Chester, GA R+63
- Beverly, OH R+57
- Isabel, LA R+79
- Cecil, PA R+23
- Marion, MS Even
- Addison, AL R+86
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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.