† 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
GroupRacineWisconsinUnited States
German24.9%35.8%12.5%
Irish7.6%10.4%9.4%
Polish6.1%7.6%2.2%
English5.3%6.7%9.5%
Italian4.3%2.7%4.8%
Norwegian3.0%6.1%—
Danish2.6%——
American2.1%3.4%5.3%
Mexican19.4%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.4%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%—0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Peruvian0.3%——
African American†20.2%5.3%9.9%
African0.4%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
Racine
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
34.7
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Racine
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$57,740
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.4%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Racine
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.8%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
11.6%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Racine
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.
Racine, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+30.9%
2008
+40.9%
2012
+43.3%
2016
+34.1%
2020
+33.2%
2024
+30.2%
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
64.4%Harris20,480
34.2%Trump10,876
1.3%
D+30.2
R+3.0
D+31.7
31,785
D
65.7%Biden21,394
32.5%Trump10,575
1.9%
D+33.2
R+0.9
D+28.8
32,585
D
64.2%Clinton19,210
30.2%Trump9,022
5.6%
D+34.1
R+9.3
D+32.0
29,902
D
71.2%Obama25,283
27.8%Romney9,893
1.0%
D+43.3
D+2.4
D+39.5
35,523
D
69.8%Obama24,595
28.9%McCain10,188
1.3%
D+40.9
D+10.0
D+33.6
35,231
D
64.8%Kerry22,208
33.9%Bush11,625
1.2%
D+30.9
—
D+33.4
34,252
Racine's electorate — shaped by a legacy manufacturing workforce and growing Latino community — has shifted presidential margins by double digits between consecutive elections, making it a reliable bellwether for blue-collar Wisconsin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.2 points.
A population of 77,633, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,740 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Milwaukee and Cleveland.
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, Racine, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 30.2 points (D+30.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,785 votes cast, 20,480 went Democratic and 10,876 went Republican.
How many people live in Racine, Wisconsin?
Racine, Wisconsin has a population of 77,633 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Racine, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Racine, Wisconsin is $57,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Racine, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Racine, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
