† 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
GroupWausau, WIWisconsinUnited States
German46.9%35.8%12.5%
Polish14.5%7.6%2.2%
Irish7.9%10.4%9.4%
English5.8%6.7%9.5%
Norwegian4.3%6.1%—
American3.0%3.4%5.3%
French2.3%2.2%1.6%
Swedish2.2%——
Hmong4.4%1.0%—
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Afghan0.2%——
Mexican2.4%5.4%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Puerto Rican0.2%1.1%1.8%
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
Wausau, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
41.3
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wausau, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$77,884
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.1%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wausau, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.6%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.4%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wausau, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
21.1%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.6%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.2%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.0%
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.
Wausau, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+30.9%
1896
−1.6%
1900
−10.9%
1904
−30.0%
1908
−5.2%
1912
+11.1%
1916
−21.1%
1920
−53.2%
1924
−23.4%
1928
+2.6%
1932
+46.9%
1936
+39.0%
1940
−5.2%
1944
−8.8%
1948
+15.7%
1952
−17.4%
1956
−19.1%
1960
−9.3%
1964
+31.6%
1968
+3.0%
1972
−7.1%
1976
+6.3%
1980
−4.8%
1984
−14.3%
1988
+0.4%
1992
+0.9%
1996
+8.0%
2000
−4.0%
2004
−8.1%
2008
+8.9%
2012
−6.1%
2016
−18.0%
2020
−18.0%
2024
−18.6%
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
40.0%Harris31,529
58.6%Trump46,213
0.4%Kennedy349 +7
R+18.6
R+0.6
R+17.2
78,826
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.6%46,213
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.0%31,529
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.4%349
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%266
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%180
OtherAll other candidates0.2%147
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%93
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%26
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%19
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%4
R
40.1%Biden30,808
58.1%Trump44,624
1.7%
R+18.0
±0.0
R+22.5
76,751
R
38.1%Clinton26,481
56.1%Trump39,014
5.8%
R+18.0
R+11.9
R+20.1
69,518
R
46.3%Obama32,363
52.4%Romney36,617
1.3%
R+6.1
R+15.0
R+9.9
69,862
D
53.5%Obama36,367
44.7%McCain30,345
1.8%
D+8.9
D+16.9
D+1.6
67,940
R
45.4%Kerry30,899
53.5%Bush36,394
1.1%
R+8.1
R+4.1
R+5.6
68,059
R
45.5%Gore26,546
49.5%Bush28,883
5.0%
R+4.0
R+12.0
R+4.5
58,374
D
46.7%Clinton24,012
38.6%Dole19,874
14.7%
D+8.0
D+7.1
R+0.5
51,449
D
37.4%Clinton21,482
36.5%Bush20,948
26.1%
D+0.9
D+0.6
R+4.6
57,378
D
49.8%Dukakis24,658
49.4%Bush24,482
0.8%
D+0.4
D+14.6
D+8.1
49,521
R
41.4%Mondale20,128
55.6%Reagan27,080
3.0%
R+14.3
R+9.4
D+3.9
48,670
R
43.5%Carter23,281
48.3%Reagan25,868
8.2%
R+4.8
R+11.2
D+4.9
53,514
D
51.9%Carter24,934
45.6%Ford21,898
2.4%
D+6.3
D+13.4
D+4.3
48,001
R
44.2%McGovern18,500
51.3%Nixon21,454
4.5%
R+7.1
R+10.1
D+16.1
41,839
D
47.4%Humphrey18,063
44.4%Nixon16,907
8.2%
D+3.0
R+28.6
D+3.7
38,081
D
65.7%Johnson24,603
34.1%Goldwater12,766
0.2%
D+31.6
D+41.0
D+9.0
37,426
R
45.3%Kennedy18,145
54.7%Nixon21,880
0.0%
R+9.3
D+9.8
R+9.5
40,025
R
40.2%Stevenson15,301
59.4%Eisenhower22,586
0.4%
R+19.1
R+1.7
R+3.7
38,051
R
41.1%Stevenson14,541
58.5%Eisenhower20,702
0.4%
R+17.4
R+33.1
R+6.7
35,373
D
56.6%Truman15,898
40.9%Dewey11,494
2.4%
D+15.7
D+24.5
D+11.2
28,079
R
44.8%Roosevelt13,192
53.5%Dewey15,782
1.7%
R+8.8
R+3.6
R+16.3
29,477
R
46.6%Roosevelt13,724
51.8%Willkie15,264
1.6%
R+5.2
R+44.3
R+15.2
29,469
D
66.1%Roosevelt17,898
27.1%Landon7,328
6.8%
D+39.0
R+7.8
D+14.8
27,076
D
72.1%Roosevelt17,744
25.2%Hoover6,210
2.6%
D+46.9
D+44.3
D+29.1
24,601
D
50.6%Smith10,675
48.0%Hoover10,127
1.4%
D+2.6
D+26.0
D+20.1
21,091
O
5.8%Davis1,109
29.2%Coolidge5,577
65.0%
La Follette +35.8
D+29.8
D+1.8
19,088
R
12.3%Cox2,133
65.5%Harding11,356
22.2%
R+53.2
R+32.1
R+27.0
17,329
R
35.9%Wilson3,677
57.0%Hughes5,838
7.1%
R+21.1
R+32.2
R+24.3
10,237
D
44.3%Wilson4,043
33.2%Taft3,033
22.5%
D+11.1
D+16.2
R+8.5
9,135
R
45.5%Bryan4,722
50.6%Taft5,258
3.9%
R+5.2
D+24.9
D+4.4
10,388
R
33.2%Parker3,225
63.2%Roosevelt6,144
3.6%
R+30.0
R+19.1
R+10.4
9,716
R
43.4%Bryan3,768
54.3%McKinley4,717
2.3%
R+10.9
R+9.3
R+3.4
8,683
R
48.0%Bryan3,829
49.6%McKinley3,958
2.4%
R+1.6
R+32.5
D+4.5
7,977
D
63.9%Cleveland3,791
33.0%Harrison1,959
3.0%
D+30.9
—
D+29.2
5,929
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
40.7%31,883
57.2%44,779
78,312
2022
R
38.9%23,912
61.0%37,527
61,542
2018
R
47.1%29,084
52.8%32,661
61,813
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+61 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,663 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wausau, WI in Wausau, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−248
2012
−509
2013
+20
2014
−245
2015
−422
2016
−695
2017
−10
2018
−433
2019
−154
2021
−408
2022
+198
2023
+332
2024
−150
2025
+61
Wausau's Marathon County core has trended Democratic in recent cycles, posting a D+16.9 margin in 2024 — well above what statewide battleground math typically requires, anchored by a diversifying workforce and a regional healthcare and manufacturing economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 138,403, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,884 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI and Green Bay, WI.
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In 2024, Wausau, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+18.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 78,826 votes cast, 31,529 went Democratic and 46,213 went Republican.
When did Wausau, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wausau, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wausau, WI, Wisconsin?
Wausau, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 138,403 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wausau, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Wausau, WI, Wisconsin is $77,884 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wausau, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wausau, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
