Barron County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,7972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Washburn County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Barron CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Barron County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −33.2% |
| 1896 | −33.8% |
| 1900 | −49.5% |
| 1904 | −64.6% |
| 1908 | −40.5% |
| 1912 | −8.8% |
| 1916 | −17.7% |
| 1920 | −75.2% |
| 1924 | −25.3% |
| 1928 | −44.9% |
| 1932 | +30.4% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −11.4% |
| 1944 | −12.1% |
| 1948 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | −34.1% |
| 1956 | −22.8% |
| 1960 | −14.4% |
| 1964 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | −17.2% |
| 1972 | −21.7% |
| 1976 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | −0.7% |
| 1984 | −8.6% |
| 1988 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +10.9% |
| 2000 | −4.6% |
| 2004 | −1.4% |
| 2008 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | −2.4% |
| 2016 | −25.3% |
| 2020 | −26.1% |
| 2024 | −29.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,941 | 16,726 | 26,809 | ||
| R | 9,194 | 15,803 | 25,346 | ||
| R | 7,889 | 13,614 | 22,671 | ||
| R | 10,890 | 11,443 | 22,692 | ||
| D | 12,078 | 10,457 | 22,886 | ||
| R | 11,696 | 12,030 | 23,937 | ||
| R | 8,928 | 9,848 | 19,904 | ||
| D | 8,025 | 6,158 | 17,191 | ||
| D | 8,063 | 6,572 | 20,230 | ||
| D | 8,951 | 8,527 | 17,570 | ||
| R | 8,061 | 9,587 | 17,772 | ||
| R | 8,654 | 8,791 | 18,685 | ||
| D | 8,678 | 7,393 | 16,382 | ||
| R | 5,376 | 8,418 | 14,045 | ||
| R | 5,183 | 7,526 | 13,589 | ||
| D | 8,332 | 5,701 | 14,056 | ||
| R | 6,464 | 8,640 | 15,145 | ||
| R | 5,419 | 8,634 | 14,126 | ||
| R | 4,902 | 10,013 | 14,981 | ||
| D | 6,148 | 5,516 | 12,016 | ||
| R | 5,585 | 7,137 | 12,823 | ||
| R | 6,183 | 7,806 | 14,227 | ||
| D | 7,419 | 5,067 | 13,355 | ||
| D | 7,413 | 3,852 | 11,701 | ||
| R | 3,185 | 8,455 | 11,746 | ||
| O | 377 | 2,703 | 9,180 | ||
| R | 742 | 6,887 | 8,176 | ||
| R | 1,863 | 2,746 | 4,997 | ||
| O | 1,065 | 1,414 | 3,970 | ||
| R | 1,266 | 3,247 | 4,886 | ||
| R | 625 | 3,575 | 4,566 | ||
| R | 943 | 2,950 | 4,054 | ||
| R | 1,324 | 2,772 | 4,282 | ||
| R | 767 | 1,818 | 3,169 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.3%
Irish
9.3%
English
7.0%
Polish
3.7%
French
3.7%
American
3.4%
Italian
3.2%
African American
1.0%
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: 44.9 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
$65,933
Barron County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Barron County$65,933
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Barron 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
11.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barron County's economy is rooted in agriculture and light manufacturing, and its electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade — the 2024 presidential margin of R+29 reflects a 20-point swing from its competitive era.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 46,797, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,933 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washburn County and Yellow Medicine County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barron County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barron County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 29.0 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,809 votes cast, 8,941 went Democratic and 16,726 went Republican.
What is Barron County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Barron 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 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Barron County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Barron County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Barron County, Wisconsin?
Barron County, Wisconsin has a population of 46,797 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barron County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Barron County, Wisconsin is $65,933 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Barron County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barron County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.