† 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
GroupWaukeshaWisconsinUnited States
German40.1%35.8%12.5%
Irish11.8%10.4%9.4%
Polish11.1%7.6%2.2%
English6.8%6.7%9.5%
Italian5.4%2.7%4.8%
American4.1%3.4%5.3%
Norwegian3.6%6.1%—
French2.6%2.2%1.6%
Mexican7.8%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Argentinean0.4%——
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
African American†2.2%5.3%9.9%
Asian Indian1.3%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Hmong0.2%1.0%—
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
Waukesha
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
36.7
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
12.1%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waukesha
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$83,837
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.7%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waukesha
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.9%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waukesha
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.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.9%
2008
−8.5%
2012
−15.8%
2016
−10.3%
2020
−5.5%
2024
−5.9%
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
46.3%Harris18,646
52.2%Trump21,020
1.5%
R+5.9
R+0.4
R+4.4
40,286
R
46.2%Biden18,177
51.7%Trump20,328
2.1%
R+5.5
D+4.8
R+9.9
39,349
R
40.8%Clinton14,625
51.1%Trump18,323
8.1%
R+10.3
D+5.5
R+12.4
35,848
R
41.6%Obama15,785
57.4%Romney21,786
0.9%
R+15.8
R+7.3
R+19.7
37,925
R
45.2%Obama16,556
53.7%McCain19,684
1.1%
R+8.5
D+10.4
R+15.8
36,657
R
40.0%Kerry14,270
58.9%Bush21,012
1.0%
R+18.9
—
R+16.5
35,656
Waukesha City anchors one of Wisconsin's most reliably Republican suburban counties, where consistent turnout and a largely white-collar residential base have made it a counterweight to Democratic-leaning Milwaukee in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.9 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 5.9 points.
A population of 71,233, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,837 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Menomonee Falls and Bellevue.
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, Waukesha, Wisconsin voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+5.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,286 votes cast, 18,646 went Democratic and 21,020 went Republican.
How many people live in Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Waukesha, Wisconsin has a population of 71,233 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Waukesha, Wisconsin is $83,837 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
