Ashland County, Wisconsin
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 8,955 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CITY OF ASHLAND WARDS 1-21CITY OF ASHLAND WARDS 1-21 | 2,598 | 1,563 | 83 | 4,244 | 61.2% | 36.8% | D+24.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -TOWN OF WHITE RIVER WARDS 1-2TOWN OF WHITE RIVER WARDS 1-2 | 147 | 439 | 7 | 593 | 24.8% | 74.0% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SANBORN WARDS 1-2TOWN OF SANBORN WARDS 1-2 | 427 | 97 | 4 | 528 | 80.9% | 18.4% | D+62.5 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GINGLES WARDS 1-2TOWN OF GINGLES WARDS 1-2 | 223 | 268 | 5 | 496 | 45.0% | 54.0% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF JACOBS WARDS 1-2TOWN OF JACOBS WARDS 1-2 | 114 | 281 | 6 | 401 | 28.4% | 70.1% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF ASHLAND WARD 1TOWN OF ASHLAND WARD 1 | 137 | 208 | 4 | 349 | 39.3% | 59.6% | R+20.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MORSE WARDS 1-2TOWN OF MORSE WARDS 1-2 | 136 | 190 | 7 | 333 | 40.8% | 57.1% | R+16.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MELLEN WARD 1CITY OF MELLEN WARD 1 | 144 | 184 | 4 | 332 | 43.4% | 55.4% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF LA POINTE WARD 1TOWN OF LA POINTE WARD 1 | 246 | 62 | 7 | 315 | 78.1% | 19.7% | D+58.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF AGENDA WARD 1TOWN OF AGENDA WARD 1 | 70 | 206 | 1 | 277 | 25.3% | 74.4% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CHIPPEWA WARD 1TOWN OF CHIPPEWA WARD 1 | 78 | 171 | 9 | 258 | 30.2% | 66.3% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MARENGO WARD 1TOWN OF MARENGO WARD 1 | 93 | 153 | 7 | 253 | 36.8% | 60.5% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GORDON WARD 1TOWN OF GORDON WARD 1 | 66 | 129 | 2 | 197 | 33.5% | 65.5% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BUTTERNUT WARD 1VILLAGE OF BUTTERNUT WARD 1 | 76 | 108 | 4 | 188 | 40.4% | 57.4% | R+17.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PEEKSVILLE WARD 1TOWN OF PEEKSVILLE WARD 1 | 34 | 75 | 0 | 109 | 31.2% | 68.8% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SHANAGOLDEN WARD 1TOWN OF SHANAGOLDEN WARD 1 | 23 | 57 | 2 | 82 | 28.0% | 69.5% | R+41.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −21.7% |
| 1900 | −31.1% |
| 1904 | −50.4% |
| 1908 | −16.2% |
| 1912 | +14.7% |
| 1916 | −10.8% |
| 1920 | −51.8% |
| 1924 | −26.0% |
| 1928 | −0.9% |
| 1932 | +33.1% |
| 1936 | +39.9% |
| 1940 | +21.4% |
| 1944 | +18.2% |
| 1948 | +13.0% |
| 1952 | −7.5% |
| 1956 | −5.7% |
| 1960 | +14.4% |
| 1964 | +42.0% |
| 1968 | +22.2% |
| 1972 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | +20.6% |
| 1980 | +13.9% |
| 1984 | +14.1% |
| 1988 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | +21.9% |
| 1996 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | +27.1% |
| 2008 | +37.1% |
| 2012 | +30.8% |
| 2016 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | +4.7% |
U.S. Senate
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+26 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −329 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,748 in average income, against $63,845 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+2.0 on average — 2.7 points more Republican-leaning than Ashland County, WI itself (D+4.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bayfield County, WI80D+11.1
- Price County, WI22R+31.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bayfield County, WI84
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −97 |
| 2012 | −219 |
| 2013 | +116 |
| 2014 | +28 |
| 2015 | −170 |
| 2016 | −181 |
| 2017 | −123 |
| 2018 | +80 |
| 2019 | −40 |
| 2021 | +86 |
| 2022 | +32 |
| 2023 | +60 |
| 2024 | +73 |
| 2025 | +26 |
Ashland County sits along Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay and includes portions of the Bad River and Red Cliff Ojibwe reservations, giving it a Native American population share well above the state average that consistently influences its margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.7 points.
A population of 16,080, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,462 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Carlton County.
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Ashland County, Wisconsin. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/55003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.