† 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
2 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
GroupShawano, WIWisconsinUnited States
German39.4%35.8%12.5%
Polish8.0%7.6%2.2%
Irish5.9%10.4%9.4%
American5.4%3.4%5.3%
English3.6%6.7%9.5%
Norwegian3.2%6.1%—
French2.4%2.2%1.6%
Italian2.2%2.7%4.8%
Mexican1.9%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
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
Shawano, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
44.5
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shawano, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$66,069
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.1%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shawano, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shawano, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
19.7%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.0%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.8%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
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.
Shawano, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+19.5%
1896
−30.5%
1900
−36.1%
1904
−48.2%
1908
−30.5%
1912
+2.8%
1916
−41.2%
1920
−67.0%
1924
−17.8%
1928
−15.7%
1932
+49.6%
1936
+40.1%
1940
−9.6%
1944
−36.8%
1948
−19.6%
1952
−53.8%
1956
−43.5%
1960
−34.5%
1964
+4.4%
1968
−32.1%
1972
−32.7%
1976
−7.9%
1980
−24.8%
1984
−27.1%
1988
−6.9%
1992
−3.9%
1996
+7.2%
2000
−7.9%
2004
−10.4%
2008
+8.3%
2012
−4.7%
2016
−28.3%
2020
−29.0%
2024
−30.1%
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
34.3%Harris8,602
64.4%Trump16,146
0.5%Kennedy130 +7
R+30.1
R+1.1
R+28.6
25,072
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.4%16,146
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.3%8,602
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.5%130
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%54
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%53
OtherAll other candidates0.2%42
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%34
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%4
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%4
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%3
R
34.8%Biden8,434
63.8%Trump15,451
1.3%
R+29.0
R+0.7
R+33.4
24,205
R
33.5%Clinton7,070
61.7%Trump13,036
4.8%
R+28.3
R+23.6
R+30.3
21,118
R
47.1%Obama10,191
51.7%Romney11,201
1.2%
R+4.7
R+13.0
R+8.5
21,656
D
53.5%Obama11,516
45.1%McCain9,723
1.4%
D+8.3
D+18.8
D+1.1
21,537
R
44.3%Kerry10,069
54.8%Bush12,438
0.9%
R+10.4
R+2.5
R+8.0
22,709
R
44.0%Gore8,284
51.9%Bush9,773
4.1%
R+7.9
R+15.1
R+8.4
18,836
D
46.5%Clinton7,842
39.3%Dole6,626
14.1%
D+7.2
D+11.1
R+1.3
16,850
R
35.3%Clinton6,753
39.2%Bush7,497
25.4%
R+3.9
D+3.0
R+9.5
19,112
R
46.3%Dukakis7,615
53.1%Bush8,743
0.6%
R+6.9
D+20.2
D+0.9
16,464
R
36.1%Mondale6,301
63.2%Reagan11,027
0.7%
R+27.1
R+2.3
R+8.9
17,456
R
34.6%Carter5,954
59.4%Reagan10,224
6.0%
R+24.8
R+16.9
R+15.1
17,212
R
45.0%Carter7,517
52.9%Ford8,829
2.0%
R+7.9
D+24.8
R+9.9
16,688
R
32.2%McGovern4,548
64.9%Nixon9,162
2.9%
R+32.7
R+0.6
R+9.5
14,118
R
29.6%Humphrey4,133
61.7%Nixon8,623
8.8%
R+32.1
R+36.5
R+31.4
13,985
D
52.1%Johnson7,207
47.7%Goldwater6,597
0.2%
D+4.4
D+38.9
R+18.2
13,831
R
32.7%Kennedy4,734
67.2%Nixon9,734
0.1%
R+34.5
D+9.0
R+34.7
14,489
R
28.0%Stevenson3,675
71.5%Eisenhower9,388
0.4%
R+43.5
D+10.2
R+28.1
13,122
R
23.0%Stevenson3,334
76.8%Eisenhower11,131
0.2%
R+53.8
R+34.1
R+43.0
14,501
R
39.3%Truman4,192
59.0%Dewey6,286
1.7%
R+19.6
D+17.2
R+24.1
10,659
R
31.3%Roosevelt4,015
68.2%Dewey8,732
0.5%
R+36.8
R+27.2
R+44.3
12,811
R
44.5%Roosevelt5,241
54.2%Willkie6,377
1.3%
R+9.6
R+49.8
R+19.6
11,774
D
68.6%Roosevelt8,865
28.5%Landon3,679
2.9%
D+40.1
R+9.5
D+15.9
12,925
D
73.2%Roosevelt7,593
23.6%Hoover2,450
3.1%
D+49.6
D+65.3
D+31.8
10,367
R
41.7%Smith3,779
57.3%Hoover5,198
1.0%
R+15.7
D+2.1
D+1.8
9,065
O
5.3%Davis471
23.0%Coolidge2,063
71.7%
La Follette +48.7
D+49.3
D+7.4
8,965
R
6.6%Cox525
73.6%Harding5,836
19.7%
R+67.0
R+25.8
R+40.8
7,925
R
27.5%Wilson1,367
68.7%Hughes3,415
3.8%
R+41.2
R+44.0
R+44.4
4,970
D
36.7%Wilson1,661
33.9%Taft1,535
29.3%
D+2.8
D+33.3
R+16.8
4,523
R
33.4%Bryan1,750
63.9%Taft3,349
2.7%
R+30.5
D+17.6
R+21.0
5,241
R
24.4%Parker1,239
72.6%Roosevelt3,684
3.0%
R+48.2
R+12.1
R+28.5
5,077
R
31.2%Bryan1,504
67.3%McKinley3,243
1.5%
R+36.1
R+5.6
R+28.5
4,819
R
33.7%Bryan1,594
64.2%McKinley3,035
2.1%
R+30.5
R+49.9
R+24.4
4,730
D
55.4%Cleveland2,040
35.9%Harrison1,323
8.7%
D+19.5
—
D+17.8
3,685
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%8,752
61.8%15,340
24,833
2022
R
33.7%6,457
66.3%12,679
19,138
2018
R
43.8%8,310
56.2%10,658
18,968
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+164 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −323 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Shawano, WI in Shawano, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−231
2012
−284
2013
−99
2014
+3
2015
−345
2016
−93
2017
−20
2018
−145
2019
−4
2021
+87
2022
+134
2023
+240
2024
+270
2025
+164
Shawano, WI sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 67.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.1 points.
A population of 45,291, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,069 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marinette, WI-MI and Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.
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In 2024, Shawano, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 30.1 points (R+30.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,072 votes cast, 8,602 went Democratic and 16,146 went Republican.
When did Shawano, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shawano, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Shawano, WI, Wisconsin?
Shawano, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 45,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shawano, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Shawano, WI, Wisconsin is $66,069 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Shawano, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Shawano, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
