† 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
GroupBurlingtonWisconsinUnited States
German40.4%35.8%12.5%
Irish12.4%10.4%9.4%
Polish9.9%7.6%2.2%
English8.5%6.7%9.5%
Italian7.0%2.7%4.8%
Norwegian4.8%6.1%—
Danish4.2%——
American3.4%3.4%5.3%
Mexican6.5%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.1%1.8%
African American†1.5%5.3%9.9%
Asian Indian0.6%0.6%1.4%
Filipino0.6%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
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
Burlington
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
40.2
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.7%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burlington
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$83,419
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.8%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burlington
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.4%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burlington
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.
Burlington, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.0%
2008
−5.4%
2012
−13.2%
2016
−16.7%
2020
−10.7%
2024
−12.0%
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
43.4%Harris2,599
55.3%Trump3,316
1.3%
R+12.0
R+1.2
R+10.5
5,995
R
43.5%Biden2,607
54.3%Trump3,251
2.2%
R+10.7
D+5.9
R+15.2
5,991
R
38.5%Clinton2,008
55.2%Trump2,878
6.3%
R+16.7
R+3.5
R+18.8
5,213
R
42.9%Obama2,311
56.1%Romney3,021
1.0%
R+13.2
R+7.8
R+17.0
5,385
R
46.7%Obama2,494
52.2%McCain2,784
1.1%
R+5.4
D+11.5
R+12.7
5,338
R
41.5%Kerry2,253
58.4%Bush3,176
0.1%
R+17.0
—
R+14.5
5,435
Burlington sits at the Fox River's edge in a county that swings between parties in statewide races, making its roughly 11,000 residents a reliable bellwether for Racine County's overall direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.0 points.
A population of 10,987, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,419 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waterford and Hales Corners.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Burlington, Wisconsin voted Republican by 12.0 points (R+12.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,995 votes cast, 2,599 went Democratic and 3,316 went Republican.
How many people live in Burlington, Wisconsin?
Burlington, Wisconsin has a population of 10,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Burlington, Wisconsin is $83,419 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Burlington, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Burlington, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
