† 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
GroupPlattevilleWisconsinUnited States
German38.9%35.8%12.5%
Irish12.9%10.4%9.4%
English10.3%6.7%9.5%
Norwegian5.4%6.1%—
American3.5%3.4%5.3%
Polish2.7%7.6%2.2%
French1.9%2.2%1.6%
Dutch1.7%——
Mexican3.3%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.1%1.8%
African American†2.8%5.3%9.9%
African0.5%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
Platteville
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
23.4
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
42.4%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.2%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Platteville
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$43,083
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.7%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Platteville
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.4%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
5.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.4%
0.2%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Platteville
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.
Platteville, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.8%
2008
+30.1%
2012
+22.2%
2016
+7.3%
2020
+16.4%
2024
+7.2%
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
52.8%Harris2,976
45.6%Trump2,571
1.7%
D+7.2
R+9.2
D+8.7
5,641
D
56.3%Biden2,793
39.9%Trump1,979
3.9%
D+16.4
D+9.1
D+11.9
4,965
D
46.9%Clinton2,868
39.6%Trump2,420
13.5%
D+7.3
R+14.9
D+5.2
6,115
D
60.3%Obama3,408
38.1%Romney2,152
1.6%
D+22.2
R+7.9
D+18.4
5,653
D
64.3%Obama4,022
34.2%McCain2,140
1.5%
D+30.1
D+21.2
D+22.8
6,259
D
54.3%Kerry3,461
45.5%Bush2,897
0.2%
D+8.8
—
D+11.3
6,373
Home to UW-Platteville, the city's roughly 8,000-student enrollment shapes its demographics and introduces transient voter dynamics uncommon in surrounding Grant County's rural, historically competitive precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 11,499, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,083 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Whitewater and Charleston.
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, Platteville, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 7.2 points (D+7.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,641 votes cast, 2,976 went Democratic and 2,571 went Republican.
How many people live in Platteville, Wisconsin?
Platteville, Wisconsin has a population of 11,499 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Platteville, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Platteville, Wisconsin is $43,083 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Platteville, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Platteville, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
