† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKielWisconsinUnited States
German51.2%35.8%12.5%
Irish9.9%10.4%9.4%
Polish8.3%7.6%2.2%
American6.1%3.4%5.3%
English5.0%6.7%9.5%
French4.4%2.2%1.6%
Czech4.4%——
Norwegian3.8%6.1%—
Mexican1.3%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.1%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Kiel
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
45.2
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kiel
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$75,953
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.6%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kiel
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kiel
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
—
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kiel, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.4%
2008
+4.7%
2012
−9.9%
2016
−24.2%
2020
−26.9%
2024
−27.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
35.5%Harris871
63.0%Trump1,546
1.5%
R+27.5
R+0.6
R+26.0
2,454
R
35.5%Biden803
62.4%Trump1,412
2.2%
R+26.9
R+2.7
R+31.4
2,264
R
34.1%Clinton686
58.4%Trump1,173
7.5%
R+24.2
R+14.3
R+26.3
2,009
R
44.3%Obama906
54.3%Romney1,109
1.4%
R+9.9
R+14.6
R+13.8
2,044
D
51.5%Obama1,077
46.8%McCain979
1.8%
D+4.7
D+14.1
R+2.6
2,093
R
45.2%Kerry968
54.6%Bush1,170
0.1%
R+9.4
—
R+7.0
2,141
Kiel's roughly 3,900 residents are rooted in a light-industrial economy that has historically tilted the city toward Republican margins in statewide races, reflecting broader rural-manufacturing patterns across eastern Wisconsin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 27.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.5 points.
A population of 3,943, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,953 describe the city.
In 2024, Kiel, Wisconsin voted Republican by 27.5 points (R+27.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,454 votes cast, 871 went Democratic and 1,546 went Republican.
When did Kiel, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kiel, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Kiel, Wisconsin?
Kiel, Wisconsin has a population of 3,943 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kiel, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Kiel, Wisconsin is $75,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Kiel, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kiel, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
