† 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
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupBeaver Dam, WIWisconsinUnited States
German49.4%35.8%12.5%
Irish9.8%10.4%9.4%
Polish6.2%7.6%2.2%
English5.8%6.7%9.5%
American3.9%3.4%5.3%
Dutch3.7%——
Norwegian3.7%6.1%—
Italian2.7%2.7%4.8%
Mexican4.5%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†1.9%5.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.2%0.5%
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
Beaver Dam, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
43
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Beaver Dam, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$75,929
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.5%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.3%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Beaver Dam, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Beaver Dam, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
14.4%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.8%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.9%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.0%
8.4%
5.2%
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.
Beaver Dam, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+42.8%
1896
−6.5%
1900
+9.6%
1904
+8.0%
1908
+18.5%
1912
+30.7%
1916
−3.8%
1920
−61.8%
1924
−18.5%
1928
−0.6%
1932
+51.7%
1936
+35.2%
1940
−23.9%
1944
−29.4%
1948
−13.6%
1952
−46.7%
1956
−44.6%
1960
−25.8%
1964
+18.0%
1968
−23.1%
1972
−25.8%
1976
−11.7%
1980
−22.2%
1984
−29.6%
1988
−14.5%
1992
−9.9%
1996
−0.9%
2000
−18.8%
2004
−23.7%
2008
−8.9%
2012
−14.5%
2016
−29.4%
2020
−31.0%
2024
−32.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.8%Harris16,518
65.7%Trump33,067
0.6%Kennedy309 +6
R+32.9
R+1.9
R+31.4
50,300
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.7%33,067
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.8%16,518
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.6%309
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%145
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%132
Randall TerryIndependent0.2%81
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%24
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%16
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%8
R
33.8%Biden16,356
64.7%Trump31,355
1.5%
R+31.0
R+1.6
R+35.4
48,436
R
32.4%Clinton13,968
61.8%Trump26,635
5.7%
R+29.4
R+14.9
R+31.5
43,078
R
42.2%Obama18,762
56.7%Romney25,211
1.2%
R+14.5
R+5.5
R+18.4
44,488
R
44.8%Obama19,183
53.7%McCain23,015
1.5%
R+8.9
D+14.8
R+16.2
42,823
R
37.6%Kerry16,690
61.4%Bush27,201
1.0%
R+23.7
R+4.9
R+21.2
44,336
R
38.7%Gore14,580
57.5%Bush21,684
3.8%
R+18.8
R+17.9
R+19.4
37,701
R
42.9%Clinton12,625
43.8%Dole12,890
13.3%
R+0.9
D+9.0
R+9.4
29,422
R
32.0%Clinton11,438
41.9%Bush14,971
26.0%
R+9.9
D+4.6
R+15.5
35,709
R
42.3%Dukakis12,663
56.8%Bush17,003
0.9%
R+14.5
D+15.1
R+6.8
29,927
R
34.8%Mondale11,052
64.4%Reagan20,458
0.8%
R+29.6
R+7.4
R+11.4
31,761
R
35.5%Carter11,966
57.7%Reagan19,435
6.8%
R+22.2
R+10.5
R+12.4
33,682
R
43.1%Carter13,643
54.8%Ford17,335
2.1%
R+11.7
D+14.2
R+13.7
31,641
R
35.7%McGovern9,898
61.5%Nixon17,068
2.8%
R+25.8
R+2.7
R+2.7
27,737
R
34.7%Humphrey8,948
57.9%Nixon14,909
7.4%
R+23.1
R+41.1
R+22.4
25,758
D
58.9%Johnson15,497
40.9%Goldwater10,772
0.1%
D+18.0
D+43.7
R+4.6
26,308
R
37.1%Kennedy10,113
62.8%Nixon17,152
0.1%
R+25.8
D+18.8
R+26.0
27,295
R
27.5%Stevenson6,704
72.1%Eisenhower17,569
0.4%
R+44.6
D+2.1
R+29.2
24,366
R
26.6%Stevenson7,001
73.3%Eisenhower19,298
0.1%
R+46.7
R+33.1
R+35.9
26,336
R
42.6%Truman8,212
56.2%Dewey10,831
1.3%
R+13.6
D+15.8
R+18.1
19,288
R
35.0%Roosevelt7,667
64.4%Dewey14,102
0.5%
R+29.4
R+5.5
R+36.9
21,883
R
37.5%Roosevelt8,948
61.4%Willkie14,651
1.1%
R+23.9
R+59.1
R+33.8
23,859
D
65.4%Roosevelt14,782
30.2%Landon6,829
4.4%
D+35.2
R+16.5
D+10.9
22,599
D
75.1%Roosevelt15,874
23.3%Hoover4,936
1.6%
D+51.7
D+52.4
D+33.9
21,148
R
49.1%Smith9,536
49.7%Hoover9,660
1.2%
R+0.6
D+17.9
D+16.8
19,434
O
11.9%Davis2,019
30.4%Coolidge5,167
57.7%
La Follette +27.2
D+43.3
D+6.6
16,971
R
15.6%Cox2,293
77.5%Harding11,354
6.9%
R+61.8
R+58.0
R+35.6
14,658
R
46.8%Wilson4,519
50.7%Hughes4,887
2.5%
R+3.8
R+34.5
R+7.0
9,646
D
60.0%Wilson5,246
29.3%Taft2,559
10.8%
D+30.7
D+12.3
D+11.2
8,747
D
58.1%Bryan5,883
39.7%Taft4,015
2.2%
D+18.5
D+10.5
D+28.0
10,123
D
52.9%Parker5,005
44.9%Roosevelt4,248
2.2%
D+8.0
R+1.6
D+27.7
9,459
D
53.9%Bryan5,813
44.3%McKinley4,780
1.7%
D+9.6
D+16.1
D+17.1
10,778
R
45.0%Bryan4,900
51.6%McKinley5,610
3.4%
R+6.5
R+49.3
R+0.4
10,882
D
70.1%Cleveland6,810
27.3%Harrison2,653
2.5%
D+42.8
—
D+41.2
9,709
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
33.7%16,819
64.0%31,928
49,895
2022
R
33.1%12,830
66.9%25,914
38,744
2018
R
42.7%16,007
57.3%21,482
37,490
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+367 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +128 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Beaver Dam, WI in Beaver Dam, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−324
2012
−264
2013
−175
2014
+113
2015
−114
2016
−357
2017
+477
2018
+187
2019
+90
2021
−274
2022
+91
2023
+90
2024
+221
2025
+367
Beaver Dam anchors Dodge County, a largely rural and small-industrial corridor that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past decade, posting a 35-point spread in 2024 that reflects broader rural realignment across the upper Midwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.9 points.
A population of 88,742, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,929 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fond du Lac, WI and Shawano, WI.
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In 2024, Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 32.9 points (R+32.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,300 votes cast, 16,518 went Democratic and 33,067 went Republican.
When did Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin?
Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 88,742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin is $75,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Beaver Dam, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
