Brown County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 270,8922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,6492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Outagamie County, WI · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Brown CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Brown County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +11.9% |
| 1896 | −16.9% |
| 1900 | −15.5% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +9.4% |
| 1916 | +15.9% |
| 1920 | −34.6% |
| 1924 | −26.3% |
| 1928 | +27.3% |
| 1932 | +46.5% |
| 1936 | +41.8% |
| 1940 | +8.7% |
| 1944 | −0.5% |
| 1948 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | −35.8% |
| 1956 | −41.1% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | −15.2% |
| 1972 | −16.1% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −20.8% |
| 1984 | −25.6% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | −4.7% |
| 1996 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | −4.8% |
| 2004 | −9.9% |
| 2008 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | −1.8% |
| 2016 | −10.7% |
| 2020 | −7.2% |
| 2024 | −7.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 67,937 | 79,132 | 149,333 | ||
| R | 65,511 | 75,871 | 144,017 | ||
| R | 53,382 | 67,210 | 129,011 | ||
| R | 62,526 | 64,836 | 128,928 | ||
| D | 67,269 | 55,854 | 124,754 | ||
| R | 54,935 | 67,173 | 123,294 | ||
| R | 49,096 | 54,258 | 107,769 | ||
| D | 42,823 | 38,563 | 90,837 | ||
| R | 37,513 | 42,352 | 102,701 | ||
| R | 41,788 | 43,625 | 85,953 | ||
| R | 30,218 | 51,202 | 82,003 | ||
| R | 29,796 | 47,067 | 82,977 | ||
| R | 33,572 | 36,571 | 72,243 | ||
| R | 26,511 | 37,101 | 65,675 | ||
| R | 21,615 | 30,133 | 56,143 | ||
| D | 30,851 | 21,134 | 52,064 | ||
| D | 26,577 | 26,329 | 52,952 | ||
| R | 13,642 | 32,878 | 46,808 | ||
| R | 14,342 | 30,400 | 44,836 | ||
| D | 18,449 | 17,729 | 36,558 | ||
| R | 17,576 | 17,762 | 35,426 | ||
| D | 19,526 | 16,379 | 36,040 | ||
| D | 21,417 | 8,433 | 31,077 | ||
| D | 19,990 | 7,150 | 27,634 | ||
| D | 16,465 | 9,371 | 26,004 | ||
| O | 2,328 | 7,611 | 20,080 | ||
| R | 3,877 | 8,845 | 14,345 | ||
| D | 5,771 | 4,132 | 10,324 | ||
| D | 3,557 | 2,764 | 8,437 | ||
| R | 3,354 | 4,947 | 8,954 | ||
| R | 2,667 | 6,027 | 9,154 | ||
| R | 3,588 | 4,934 | 8,687 | ||
| R | 3,841 | 5,436 | 9,452 | ||
| D | 3,653 | 2,855 | 6,732 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.4%
Irish
9.4%
Polish
8.9%
English
4.9%
American
3.6%
French
3.2%
Italian
2.6%
African American
2.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.2 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
$79,649
Brown County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Brown County$79,649
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Brown County ranks in the top 25% 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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Green Bay, Brown County backed Democrats as recently as 2008 but has moved toward Republican presidential candidates in each subsequent cycle, reflecting broader blue-collar realignment in the Fox River corridor.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-six points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1956. The 2024 margin was seven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,649, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Outagamie County and Delaware County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brown County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brown County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 149,333 votes cast, 67,937 went Democratic and 79,132 went Republican.
What is Brown County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Brown County, Wisconsin in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Brown County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Brown County, Wisconsin?
Brown County, Wisconsin has a population of 270,892 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brown County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Brown County, Wisconsin is $79,649 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Brown County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.