† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupFond du Lac, WIWisconsinUnited States
German46.8%35.8%12.5%
Irish10.1%10.4%9.4%
English6.0%6.7%9.5%
American5.6%3.4%5.3%
Polish4.8%7.6%2.2%
Dutch4.0%——
Norwegian3.0%6.1%—
French2.8%2.2%1.6%
Mexican4.8%5.4%11.3%
Paraguayan0.5%——
Puerto Rican0.4%1.1%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%—0.5%
Chinese0.6%0.4%1.3%
Hmong0.5%1.0%—
Vietnamese0.4%—0.6%
Burmese0.2%——
African American†1.3%5.3%9.9%
African0.3%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
Fond du Lac, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
41.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fond du Lac, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$74,275
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.2%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.3%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fond du Lac, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fond du Lac, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
30.2%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.6%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.1%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
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.
Fond du Lac, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+11.6%
1896
−10.9%
1900
−9.6%
1904
−22.1%
1908
−5.9%
1912
+19.0%
1916
−6.9%
1920
−54.3%
1924
−30.8%
1928
−3.6%
1932
+30.8%
1936
+21.8%
1940
−23.7%
1944
−28.2%
1948
−21.0%
1952
−49.2%
1956
−45.7%
1960
−19.5%
1964
+17.3%
1968
−17.2%
1972
−26.0%
1976
−14.2%
1980
−21.0%
1984
−30.0%
1988
−16.0%
1992
−13.5%
1996
−2.6%
2000
−18.0%
2004
−26.5%
2008
−9.0%
2012
−14.9%
2016
−26.3%
2020
−26.5%
2024
−28.7%
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
35.0%Harris20,495
63.7%Trump37,272
0.5%Kennedy279 +7
R+28.7
R+2.2
R+27.2
58,527
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.7%37,272
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.0%20,495
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.5%279
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%148
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%125
OtherAll other candidates0.1%79
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%76
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%24
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%19
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%10
R
36.0%Biden20,588
62.5%Trump35,754
1.6%
R+26.5
R+0.2
R+30.9
57,251
R
33.6%Clinton17,387
59.9%Trump31,022
6.5%
R+26.3
R+11.4
R+28.4
51,796
R
41.9%Obama22,379
56.8%Romney30,355
1.3%
R+14.9
R+6.0
R+18.8
53,402
R
44.8%Obama23,463
53.8%McCain28,164
1.3%
R+9.0
D+17.6
R+16.3
52,323
R
36.2%Kerry19,216
62.8%Bush33,291
1.0%
R+26.5
R+8.6
R+24.1
53,036
R
39.0%Gore18,181
57.0%Bush26,548
4.0%
R+18.0
R+15.4
R+18.5
46,589
R
42.1%Clinton15,542
44.6%Dole16,488
13.3%
R+2.6
D+11.0
R+11.1
36,931
R
30.9%Clinton13,757
44.5%Bush19,785
24.6%
R+13.5
D+2.4
R+19.1
44,506
R
41.6%Dukakis15,887
57.6%Bush21,985
0.8%
R+16.0
D+14.0
R+8.2
38,175
R
34.7%Mondale13,983
64.6%Reagan26,069
0.7%
R+30.0
R+9.0
R+11.7
40,346
R
36.0%Carter15,293
57.0%Reagan24,196
7.0%
R+21.0
R+6.8
R+11.2
42,470
R
41.6%Carter16,571
55.8%Ford22,226
2.6%
R+14.2
D+11.8
R+16.3
39,841
R
35.0%McGovern12,050
61.0%Nixon21,007
4.0%
R+26.0
R+8.8
R+2.9
34,443
R
38.4%Humphrey12,563
55.6%Nixon18,184
6.0%
R+17.2
R+34.5
R+16.5
32,709
D
58.6%Johnson18,040
41.3%Goldwater12,708
0.1%
D+17.3
D+36.8
R+5.3
30,778
R
40.2%Kennedy13,132
59.6%Nixon19,498
0.2%
R+19.5
D+26.2
R+19.6
32,688
R
26.8%Stevenson7,940
72.5%Eisenhower21,496
0.8%
R+45.7
D+3.5
R+30.3
29,666
R
25.2%Stevenson7,724
74.4%Eisenhower22,794
0.3%
R+49.2
R+28.2
R+38.5
30,625
R
38.6%Truman8,904
59.6%Dewey13,760
1.8%
R+21.0
D+7.1
R+25.5
23,083
R
35.6%Roosevelt9,378
63.8%Dewey16,785
0.5%
R+28.2
R+4.5
R+35.7
26,306
R
37.8%Roosevelt10,323
61.5%Willkie16,804
0.8%
R+23.7
R+45.5
R+33.7
27,342
D
57.2%Roosevelt14,821
35.4%Landon9,179
7.4%
D+21.8
R+9.1
R+2.5
25,931
D
64.6%Roosevelt16,143
33.7%Hoover8,436
1.7%
D+30.8
D+34.4
D+13.0
25,004
R
47.8%Smith11,719
51.4%Hoover12,593
0.8%
R+3.6
D+27.2
D+13.9
24,517
O
10.9%Davis2,222
41.6%Coolidge8,516
47.5%
La Follette +5.9
D+23.5
R+5.6
20,460
R
20.3%Cox3,409
74.6%Harding12,543
5.2%
R+54.3
R+47.5
R+28.1
16,819
R
45.3%Wilson5,021
52.2%Hughes5,781
2.5%
R+6.9
R+25.8
R+10.0
11,084
D
50.3%Wilson4,838
31.3%Taft3,014
18.3%
D+19.0
D+24.8
R+0.6
9,616
R
45.0%Bryan5,194
50.9%Taft5,872
4.1%
R+5.9
D+16.3
D+3.7
11,545
R
37.5%Parker4,417
59.6%Roosevelt7,027
3.0%
R+22.1
R+12.5
R+2.5
11,794
R
44.2%Bryan5,140
53.8%McKinley6,258
2.0%
R+9.6
D+1.3
R+2.1
11,628
R
43.3%Bryan4,933
54.2%McKinley6,174
2.6%
R+10.9
R+22.5
R+4.8
11,401
D
54.0%Cleveland5,254
42.5%Harrison4,129
3.5%
D+11.6
—
D+9.9
9,722
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
35.8%20,777
61.9%35,909
58,039
2022
R
34.3%15,982
65.6%30,584
46,604
2018
R
42.7%19,065
57.2%25,496
44,602
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−193 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,122 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fond du Lac, WI in Fond du Lac, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−12
2012
−345
2013
−349
2014
−121
2015
−341
2016
−74
2017
−104
2018
+441
2019
+179
2021
+92
2022
−181
2023
+14
2024
−128
2025
−193
Fond du Lac's economy anchors on precision manufacturing and agribusiness, drawing a blue-collar workforce that has shifted the metro toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining pockets of competitive suburban precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.7 points.
A population of 104,137, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,275 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Manitowoc, WI and Beaver Dam, WI.
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In 2024, Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 28.7 points (R+28.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,527 votes cast, 20,495 went Democratic and 37,272 went Republican.
When did Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 104,137 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin is $74,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
