† 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
GroupRice Lake, WIWisconsinUnited States
German36.3%35.8%12.5%
Norwegian15.6%6.1%—
Irish9.3%10.4%9.4%
English7.0%6.7%9.5%
Swedish4.6%——
Polish3.7%7.6%2.2%
French3.7%2.2%1.6%
American3.4%3.4%5.3%
Mexican2.5%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.1%1.8%
African American†0.8%5.3%9.9%
Somali0.4%——
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
Rice Lake, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
44.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rice Lake, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$65,933
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rice Lake, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rice Lake, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
14.4%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.4%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.5%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
19.6%
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.
Rice Lake, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−33.2%
1896
−33.8%
1900
−49.5%
1904
−64.6%
1908
−40.5%
1912
−8.8%
1916
−17.7%
1920
−75.2%
1924
−25.3%
1928
−44.9%
1932
+30.4%
1936
+17.6%
1940
−11.4%
1944
−12.1%
1948
+5.3%
1952
−34.1%
1956
−22.8%
1960
−14.4%
1964
+18.7%
1968
−17.2%
1972
−21.7%
1976
+7.8%
1980
−0.7%
1984
−8.6%
1988
+2.4%
1992
+7.4%
1996
+10.9%
2000
−4.6%
2004
−1.4%
2008
+7.1%
2012
−2.4%
2016
−25.3%
2020
−26.1%
2024
−29.0%
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
33.4%Harris8,941
62.4%Trump16,726
2.2%Kennedy603 +7
R+29.0
R+3.0
R+27.6
26,809
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.4%16,726
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.4%8,941
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan2.2%603
Jill SteinIndependent1.1%284
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.3%86
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%71
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%40
OtherAll other candidates0.1%29
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.1%24
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%5
R
36.3%Biden9,194
62.3%Trump15,803
1.4%
R+26.1
R+0.8
R+30.5
25,346
R
34.8%Clinton7,889
60.1%Trump13,614
5.2%
R+25.3
R+22.8
R+27.3
22,671
R
48.0%Obama10,890
50.4%Romney11,443
1.6%
R+2.4
R+9.5
R+6.3
22,692
D
52.8%Obama12,078
45.7%McCain10,457
1.5%
D+7.1
D+8.5
R+0.2
22,886
R
48.9%Kerry11,696
50.3%Bush12,030
0.9%
R+1.4
D+3.2
D+1.1
23,937
R
44.9%Gore8,928
49.5%Bush9,848
5.7%
R+4.6
R+15.5
R+5.1
19,904
D
46.7%Clinton8,025
35.8%Dole6,158
17.5%
D+10.9
D+3.5
D+2.3
17,191
D
39.9%Clinton8,063
32.5%Bush6,572
27.7%
D+7.4
D+5.0
D+1.8
20,230
D
50.9%Dukakis8,951
48.5%Bush8,527
0.5%
D+2.4
D+11.0
D+10.1
17,570
R
45.4%Mondale8,061
53.9%Reagan9,587
0.7%
R+8.6
R+7.9
D+9.6
17,772
R
46.3%Carter8,654
47.0%Reagan8,791
6.6%
R+0.7
R+8.6
D+9.0
18,685
D
53.0%Carter8,678
45.1%Ford7,393
1.9%
D+7.8
D+29.5
D+5.8
16,382
R
38.3%McGovern5,376
59.9%Nixon8,418
1.8%
R+21.7
R+4.4
D+1.5
14,045
R
38.1%Humphrey5,183
55.4%Nixon7,526
6.5%
R+17.2
R+36.0
R+16.5
13,589
D
59.3%Johnson8,332
40.6%Goldwater5,701
0.2%
D+18.7
D+33.1
R+3.9
14,056
R
42.7%Kennedy6,464
57.0%Nixon8,640
0.3%
R+14.4
D+8.4
R+14.5
15,145
R
38.4%Stevenson5,419
61.1%Eisenhower8,634
0.5%
R+22.8
D+11.4
R+7.4
14,126
R
32.7%Stevenson4,902
66.8%Eisenhower10,013
0.4%
R+34.1
R+39.4
R+23.4
14,981
D
51.2%Truman6,148
45.9%Dewey5,516
2.9%
D+5.3
D+17.4
D+0.8
12,016
R
43.6%Roosevelt5,585
55.7%Dewey7,137
0.8%
R+12.1
R+0.7
R+19.6
12,823
R
43.5%Roosevelt6,183
54.9%Willkie7,806
1.7%
R+11.4
R+29.0
R+21.4
14,227
D
55.6%Roosevelt7,419
37.9%Landon5,067
6.5%
D+17.6
R+12.8
R+6.7
13,355
D
63.4%Roosevelt7,413
32.9%Hoover3,852
3.7%
D+30.4
D+75.3
D+12.6
11,701
R
27.1%Smith3,185
72.0%Hoover8,455
0.9%
R+44.9
R+19.5
R+27.4
11,746
O
4.1%Davis377
29.4%Coolidge2,703
66.4%
La Follette +37.0
D+49.8
R+0.2
9,180
R
9.1%Cox742
84.2%Harding6,887
6.7%
R+75.2
R+57.5
R+49.0
8,176
R
37.3%Wilson1,863
55.0%Hughes2,746
7.8%
R+17.7
R+8.9
R+20.8
4,997
O
26.8%Wilson1,065
35.6%Taft1,414
37.6%
Roosevelt +1.9
D+31.8
R+28.3
3,970
R
25.9%Bryan1,266
66.5%Taft3,247
7.6%
R+40.5
D+24.1
R+31.0
4,886
R
13.7%Parker625
78.3%Roosevelt3,575
8.0%
R+64.6
R+15.1
R+44.9
4,566
R
23.3%Bryan943
72.8%McKinley2,950
4.0%
R+49.5
R+15.7
R+42.0
4,054
R
30.9%Bryan1,324
64.7%McKinley2,772
4.3%
R+33.8
R+0.7
R+27.7
4,282
R
24.2%Cleveland767
57.4%Harrison1,818
18.4%
R+33.2
—
R+34.8
3,169
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
35.2%9,352
62.0%16,462
26,541
2022
R
35.5%7,121
64.4%12,928
20,079
2018
R
46.3%8,571
53.6%9,911
18,493
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−103 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −585 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Rice Lake, WI in Rice Lake, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+47
2012
−202
2013
−243
2014
−259
2015
−30
2016
−132
2017
−73
2018
−14
2019
+69
2021
+115
2022
+168
2023
+172
2024
−100
2025
−103
Rice Lake anchors Barron County, a historically competitive slice of northwest Wisconsin where manufacturing employment and agricultural roots produce volatile presidential-year swings that regularly exceed statewide margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 75.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.0 points.
A population of 46,797, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,933 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sparta, WI and Grand Rapids, MN.
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In 2024, Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 29.0 points (R+29.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,809 votes cast, 8,941 went Democratic and 16,726 went Republican.
When did Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin?
Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 46,797 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin is $65,933 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rice Lake, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
