† 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
GroupLadysmithWisconsinUnited States
German34.0%35.8%12.5%
Irish8.9%10.4%9.4%
Polish8.3%7.6%2.2%
Norwegian7.3%6.1%—
English6.8%6.7%9.5%
American4.0%3.4%5.3%
Swedish3.1%——
French2.7%2.2%1.6%
African American†3.4%5.3%9.9%
Mexican1.9%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.1%1.8%
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
Ladysmith
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
49.5
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.1%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ladysmith
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$41,719
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ladysmith
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
9.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ladysmith
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.
Ladysmith, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+9.8%
2008
+19.0%
2012
+7.3%
2016
−20.5%
2020
−18.2%
2024
−24.7%
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
R
37.0%Harris558
61.7%Trump930
1.3%
R+24.7
R+6.5
R+23.2
1,507
R
40.3%Biden611
58.5%Trump886
1.2%
R+18.2
D+2.3
R+22.6
1,515
R
36.4%Clinton507
56.9%Trump792
6.7%
R+20.5
R+27.8
R+22.6
1,392
D
52.9%Obama748
45.5%Romney644
1.6%
D+7.3
R+11.6
D+3.5
1,415
D
58.2%Obama889
39.2%McCain599
2.6%
D+19.0
D+9.2
D+11.7
1,527
D
54.8%Kerry876
45.0%Bush720
0.2%
D+9.8
—
D+12.2
1,599
Ladysmith sits along the Flambeau River in a sparsely populated northwoods county where manufacturing and timber employment shape a working-class electorate that has swung sharply in statewide races over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 24.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.7 points.
A population of 3,227, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,719 describe the city.
In 2024, Ladysmith, Wisconsin voted Republican by 24.7 points (R+24.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,507 votes cast, 558 went Democratic and 930 went Republican.
When did Ladysmith, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ladysmith, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Ladysmith, Wisconsin?
Ladysmith, Wisconsin has a population of 3,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ladysmith, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Ladysmith, Wisconsin is $41,719 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Ladysmith, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ladysmith, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
