Adams County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mercer County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Adams CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Adams County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −40.4% |
| 1896 | −55.8% |
| 1900 | −56.5% |
| 1904 | −64.3% |
| 1908 | −43.2% |
| 1912 | −15.2% |
| 1916 | −7.1% |
| 1920 | −56.6% |
| 1924 | −22.6% |
| 1928 | −27.5% |
| 1932 | +45.5% |
| 1936 | +30.7% |
| 1940 | +1.7% |
| 1944 | −3.3% |
| 1948 | +5.8% |
| 1952 | −31.2% |
| 1956 | −19.6% |
| 1960 | −15.2% |
| 1964 | +29.9% |
| 1968 | −2.0% |
| 1972 | −8.9% |
| 1976 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | −8.1% |
| 1984 | −14.5% |
| 1988 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | +13.3% |
| 1996 | +21.3% |
| 2000 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | −21.9% |
| 2020 | −25.7% |
| 2024 | −25.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,443 | 7,763 | 12,882 | ||
| R | 4,329 | 7,362 | 11,818 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 5,966 | 10,130 | ||
| D | 5,542 | 4,644 | 10,287 | ||
| D | 5,806 | 3,974 | 9,986 | ||
| D | 5,447 | 4,890 | 10,456 | ||
| D | 4,826 | 3,920 | 9,116 | ||
| D | 4,119 | 2,450 | 7,824 | ||
| D | 3,539 | 2,465 | 8,048 | ||
| D | 3,598 | 3,258 | 6,883 | ||
| R | 2,714 | 3,645 | 6,411 | ||
| R | 2,773 | 3,304 | 6,518 | ||
| D | 3,089 | 2,377 | 5,588 | ||
| R | 1,833 | 2,200 | 4,137 | ||
| R | 1,614 | 1,691 | 3,774 | ||
| D | 2,262 | 1,219 | 3,489 | ||
| R | 1,551 | 2,109 | 3,674 | ||
| R | 1,244 | 1,854 | 3,117 | ||
| R | 1,180 | 2,259 | 3,457 | ||
| D | 1,419 | 1,259 | 2,761 | ||
| R | 1,478 | 1,579 | 3,072 | ||
| D | 1,883 | 1,818 | 3,730 | ||
| D | 2,289 | 1,191 | 3,579 | ||
| D | 2,120 | 777 | 2,949 | ||
| R | 914 | 1,624 | 2,580 | ||
| O | 173 | 779 | 2,687 | ||
| R | 392 | 1,528 | 2,007 | ||
| R | 824 | 957 | 1,871 | ||
| R | 462 | 689 | 1,495 | ||
| R | 436 | 1,167 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 273 | 1,399 | 1,751 | ||
| R | 409 | 1,513 | 1,953 | ||
| R | 391 | 1,432 | 1,866 | ||
| R | 402 | 972 | 1,411 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.7%
Irish
12.0%
Polish
8.8%
English
7.3%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.9%
French
2.1%
African American
1.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 55.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,442
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Adams County$59,442
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 87.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Adams County's economy centers on tourism and agriculture around its many glacial lakes, and its largely white, working-class electorate has moved roughly 20 points toward Republican presidential candidates since 2004.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1904. The 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
A population of 21,123, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,442 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mercer County and Henderson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Adams County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Adams County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 25.8 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,882 votes cast, 4,443 went Democratic and 7,763 went Republican.
What is Adams County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Adams County, Wisconsin in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Adams County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adams County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Adams County, Wisconsin?
Adams County, Wisconsin has a population of 21,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adams County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Adams County, Wisconsin is $59,442 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Adams County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adams County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.