† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupEau ClaireWisconsinUnited States
German36.0%35.8%12.5%
Norwegian15.6%6.1%—
Irish10.1%10.4%9.4%
English7.4%6.7%9.5%
Polish5.5%7.6%2.2%
American3.3%3.4%5.3%
Swedish3.2%——
French3.1%2.2%1.6%
Hmong3.2%1.0%—
Filipino0.5%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.5%0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Mexican1.6%5.4%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.5%5.3%9.9%
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
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
32.9
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
19.9%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$67,395
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.7%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.5%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
—
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.0%
51.5%
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.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.1%
2008
+28.3%
2012
+20.8%
2016
+16.7%
2020
+22.9%
2024
+22.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
60.6%Harris24,464
37.9%Trump15,303
1.5%
D+22.7
R+0.2
D+24.2
40,360
D
60.2%Biden22,285
37.3%Trump13,798
2.5%
D+22.9
D+6.2
D+18.5
37,009
D
54.0%Clinton19,683
37.3%Trump13,581
8.7%
D+16.7
R+4.0
D+14.7
36,432
D
59.6%Obama21,616
38.8%Romney14,076
1.6%
D+20.8
R+7.5
D+16.9
36,273
D
63.4%Obama24,062
35.0%McCain13,305
1.6%
D+28.3
D+12.2
D+21.1
37,977
D
57.4%Kerry21,773
41.3%Bush15,672
1.2%
D+16.1
—
D+18.5
37,914
Home to UW-Eau Claire, this western Wisconsin city trends more Democratic than its surrounding Chippewa Valley counties, making it a reliable bellwether for how urban-university precincts can shift regional vote totals.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.3 points in 2008. The 2024 margin was 22.7 points.
A population of 70,322, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,395 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moorhead and Appleton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 22.7 points (D+22.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,360 votes cast, 24,464 went Democratic and 15,303 went Republican.
How many people live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Eau Claire, Wisconsin has a population of 70,322 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Eau Claire, Wisconsin is $67,395 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
