† 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
GroupMenomonie, WIWisconsinUnited States
German37.7%35.8%12.5%
Norwegian17.1%6.1%—
Irish10.2%10.4%9.4%
English7.4%6.7%9.5%
American4.5%3.4%5.3%
Polish3.9%7.6%2.2%
Swedish3.5%——
French3.1%2.2%1.6%
Hmong1.9%1.0%—
Chinese0.5%0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Mexican1.3%5.4%11.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Menomonie, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
36.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
18.0%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Menomonie, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$74,824
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.6%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Menomonie, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.7%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Menomonie, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
9.6%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.5%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.3%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
21.1%
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.
Menomonie, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−21.4%
1896
−39.4%
1900
−45.0%
1904
−67.8%
1908
−53.8%
1912
−15.2%
1916
−26.1%
1920
−80.1%
1924
−36.5%
1928
−54.5%
1932
+11.4%
1936
+9.6%
1940
−20.8%
1944
−21.5%
1948
+6.1%
1952
−35.0%
1956
−20.9%
1960
−19.9%
1964
+24.0%
1968
−9.7%
1972
−7.8%
1976
+7.5%
1980
+1.8%
1984
−4.7%
1988
+11.6%
1992
+14.7%
1996
+17.0%
2000
+1.4%
2004
+5.0%
2008
+14.9%
2012
+5.0%
2016
−11.1%
2020
−13.9%
2024
−15.9%
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
41.4%Harris10,643
57.3%Trump14,726
0.5%Kennedy118 +6
R+15.9
R+2.0
R+14.4
25,678
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.3%14,726
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic41.4%10,643
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.5%118
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%83
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%53
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%26
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.1%13
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%12
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%4
R
42.1%Biden9,897
56.0%Trump13,173
1.9%
R+13.9
R+2.8
R+18.4
23,524
R
40.9%Clinton9,034
52.0%Trump11,486
7.2%
R+11.1
R+16.1
R+13.2
22,106
D
51.5%Obama11,316
46.5%Romney10,224
2.1%
D+5.0
R+10.0
D+1.1
21,992
D
56.6%Obama13,002
41.6%McCain9,566
1.8%
D+14.9
D+9.9
D+7.7
22,989
D
52.0%Kerry12,039
46.9%Bush10,879
1.1%
D+5.0
D+3.7
D+7.5
23,172
D
47.4%Gore9,172
46.1%Bush8,911
6.5%
D+1.4
R+15.6
D+0.8
19,330
D
48.9%Clinton7,536
31.9%Dole4,917
19.2%
D+17.0
D+2.3
D+8.5
15,415
D
43.7%Clinton7,965
29.0%Bush5,283
27.3%
D+14.7
D+3.1
D+9.2
18,218
D
55.5%Dukakis9,205
43.8%Bush7,273
0.7%
D+11.6
D+16.3
D+19.4
16,594
R
47.1%Mondale7,712
51.8%Reagan8,473
1.1%
R+4.7
R+6.5
D+13.6
16,358
D
45.3%Carter7,743
43.5%Reagan7,428
11.2%
D+1.8
R+5.7
D+11.6
17,088
D
52.5%Carter7,882
45.0%Ford6,751
2.5%
D+7.5
D+15.3
D+5.5
15,004
R
45.2%McGovern5,681
53.0%Nixon6,660
1.7%
R+7.8
D+1.9
D+15.4
12,556
R
41.7%Humphrey4,392
51.4%Nixon5,415
6.8%
R+9.7
R+33.7
R+9.0
10,526
D
61.9%Johnson6,475
37.9%Goldwater3,964
0.2%
D+24.0
D+43.9
D+1.4
10,458
R
39.9%Kennedy4,487
59.8%Nixon6,723
0.3%
R+19.9
D+1.0
R+20.1
11,239
R
39.5%Stevenson4,189
60.4%Eisenhower6,401
0.1%
R+20.9
D+14.1
R+5.5
10,604
R
32.4%Stevenson3,593
67.4%Eisenhower7,475
0.2%
R+35.0
R+41.1
R+24.2
11,094
D
52.2%Truman4,894
46.0%Dewey4,319
1.8%
D+6.1
D+27.6
D+1.6
9,382
R
38.9%Roosevelt3,853
60.4%Dewey5,980
0.7%
R+21.5
R+0.7
R+29.0
9,905
R
39.0%Roosevelt4,545
59.9%Willkie6,968
1.1%
R+20.8
R+30.4
R+30.8
11,639
D
51.2%Roosevelt5,619
41.6%Landon4,570
7.2%
D+9.6
R+1.8
R+14.7
10,975
D
54.2%Roosevelt4,936
42.8%Hoover3,898
3.0%
D+11.4
D+65.9
R+6.4
9,108
R
22.1%Smith2,045
76.5%Hoover7,096
1.4%
R+54.5
R+17.9
R+37.0
9,274
O
3.6%Davis284
40.1%Coolidge3,177
56.3%
La Follette +16.1
D+43.6
R+11.4
7,916
R
7.7%Cox491
87.8%Harding5,596
4.4%
R+80.1
R+54.1
R+54.0
6,370
R
34.0%Wilson1,447
60.0%Hughes2,556
6.0%
R+26.1
R+10.8
R+29.2
4,257
O
22.2%Wilson833
37.5%Taft1,403
40.3%
Roosevelt +2.9
D+38.6
R+34.8
3,746
R
20.6%Bryan914
74.4%Taft3,297
5.0%
R+53.8
D+14.1
R+44.2
4,432
R
13.4%Parker546
81.3%Roosevelt3,303
5.3%
R+67.8
R+22.8
R+48.2
4,065
R
25.8%Bryan1,110
70.8%McKinley3,046
3.4%
R+45.0
R+5.6
R+37.4
4,303
R
28.6%Bryan1,418
67.9%McKinley3,370
3.5%
R+39.4
R+17.9
R+33.3
4,960
R
29.5%Cleveland1,257
50.9%Harrison2,169
19.6%
R+21.4
—
R+23.1
4,259
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
42.5%10,795
55.1%13,983
25,376
2022
R
42.8%7,876
57.2%10,544
18,420
2018
D
53.0%9,743
46.9%8,623
18,367
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+181 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +508 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Menomonie, WI in Menomonie, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−266
2012
−170
2013
+76
2014
−158
2015
−1
2016
−77
2017
+206
2018
+277
2019
+155
2021
−921
2022
+974
2023
+61
2024
+171
2025
+181
Menomonie's electorate tilts younger than surrounding Dunn County precincts, a pattern common to communities where a state university forms the economic and demographic core. The metro swings notably in cycles with high student-turnout mobilization.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 80.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.9 points.
A population of 45,527, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,824 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eau Claire, WI and Winona, MN.
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In 2024, Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 15.9 points (R+15.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,678 votes cast, 10,643 went Democratic and 14,726 went Republican.
When did Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin?
Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 45,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin is $74,824 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Menomonie, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
