A Lake Michigan industrial corridor that has swung sharply in recent cycles
Kenosha sits at Wisconsin's southeastern tip, where blue-collar manufacturing heritage and fast-growing exurban subdivisions have produced some of the sharpest vote-share swings in the state over the past three presidential elections.
| Group | Kenosha, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 78.5% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 11.2% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 6.1% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.4% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.4% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +34.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.2% | 60.1% | — | — | |
| 7.5% | 21.3% | — | — | |
| 3.7% | 10.4% | — | — | |
| 2.6% | 7.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 2.1% | — | — |
| 0.3% | 0.8% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Kenosha, WI metro area? 648,651 residents across 4 counties.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 9pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+6.2 | R+3.6 | 2.6pp |