† 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
GroupMenashaWisconsinUnited States
German41.3%35.8%12.5%
Irish9.4%10.4%9.4%
Polish6.4%7.6%2.2%
English5.9%6.7%9.5%
Norwegian4.1%6.1%—
American3.9%3.4%5.3%
Dutch2.9%——
French2.9%2.2%1.6%
Mexican8.3%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.9%1.1%1.8%
Hmong1.7%1.0%—
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%
Pakistani0.2%——
African American†1.1%5.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.2%0.5%
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
Menasha
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
37.6
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Menasha
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$64,698
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.8%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Menasha
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.9%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
5.3%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.9%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Menasha
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.
Menasha, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.0%
2008
+25.5%
2012
+14.3%
2016
+0.2%
2020
+2.3%
2024
+2.0%
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
50.3%Harris4,982
48.4%Trump4,787
1.3%
D+2.0
R+0.3
D+3.4
9,897
D
49.9%Biden4,722
47.7%Trump4,505
2.4%
D+2.3
D+2.1
R+2.2
9,454
D
46.0%Clinton3,837
45.8%Trump3,819
8.2%
D+0.2
R+14.1
R+1.9
8,344
D
56.3%Obama4,814
42.0%Romney3,591
1.8%
D+14.3
R+11.2
D+10.4
8,555
D
61.8%Obama5,312
36.3%McCain3,117
1.9%
D+25.5
D+17.5
D+18.3
8,593
D
53.2%Kerry4,461
45.1%Bush3,787
1.7%
D+8.0
—
D+10.5
8,390
Menasha sits at the junction of Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, its workforce legacy in paper and manufacturing producing a competitive electorate that has swung between parties in statewide races by single-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.5 points in 2008. The 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 18,273, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,698 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kaukauna and Chippewa Falls.
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, Menasha, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,897 votes cast, 4,982 went Democratic and 4,787 went Republican.
How many people live in Menasha, Wisconsin?
Menasha, Wisconsin has a population of 18,273 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Menasha, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Menasha, Wisconsin is $64,698 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Menasha, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Menasha, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
