Calumet County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,9422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,8102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Calumet CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Calumet 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 | +33.1% |
| 1896 | +9.3% |
| 1900 | +7.7% |
| 1904 | −15.1% |
| 1908 | +4.0% |
| 1912 | +15.2% |
| 1916 | −17.2% |
| 1920 | −66.0% |
| 1924 | −7.3% |
| 1928 | +23.2% |
| 1932 | +63.0% |
| 1936 | +38.3% |
| 1940 | −38.9% |
| 1944 | −47.8% |
| 1948 | −22.0% |
| 1952 | −54.2% |
| 1956 | −49.0% |
| 1960 | −9.0% |
| 1964 | +15.6% |
| 1968 | −21.4% |
| 1972 | −14.2% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −19.9% |
| 1984 | −30.5% |
| 1988 | −11.1% |
| 1992 | −10.0% |
| 1996 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | −13.2% |
| 2004 | −17.5% |
| 2008 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −21.5% |
| 2020 | −19.6% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,927 | 19,488 | 32,916 | ||
| R | 12,116 | 18,156 | 30,774 | ||
| R | 9,642 | 15,367 | 26,595 | ||
| R | 11,489 | 14,539 | 26,420 | ||
| D | 13,295 | 12,722 | 26,474 | ||
| R | 10,290 | 14,721 | 25,276 | ||
| R | 8,202 | 10,837 | 19,947 | ||
| R | 6,940 | 7,049 | 16,299 | ||
| R | 5,701 | 7,541 | 18,401 | ||
| R | 6,481 | 8,107 | 14,708 | ||
| R | 4,736 | 8,970 | 13,892 | ||
| R | 5,036 | 7,885 | 14,293 | ||
| R | 6,241 | 6,589 | 13,132 | ||
| R | 4,804 | 6,446 | 11,542 | ||
| R | 3,609 | 5,792 | 10,203 | ||
| D | 5,356 | 3,905 | 9,274 | ||
| R | 4,312 | 5,166 | 9,486 | ||
| R | 2,099 | 6,166 | 8,308 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 6,640 | 8,615 | ||
| R | 2,662 | 4,185 | 6,909 | ||
| R | 1,966 | 5,611 | 7,626 | ||
| R | 2,324 | 5,327 | 7,725 | ||
| D | 4,694 | 1,972 | 7,113 | ||
| D | 5,485 | 1,213 | 6,785 | ||
| D | 3,871 | 2,405 | 6,323 | ||
| O | 569 | 938 | 5,046 | ||
| R | 586 | 3,730 | 4,766 | ||
| R | 1,382 | 1,979 | 3,461 | ||
| D | 1,366 | 931 | 2,860 | ||
| D | 1,711 | 1,576 | 3,402 | ||
| R | 1,258 | 1,736 | 3,158 | ||
| D | 1,910 | 1,631 | 3,616 | ||
| D | 1,869 | 1,547 | 3,474 | ||
| D | 1,863 | 909 | 2,881 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
48.8%
Irish
8.5%
Polish
5.9%
English
4.2%
American
3.5%
French
2.6%
Italian
1.9%
African American
0.8%
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: 41.7 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
$88,810
Calumet County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Calumet County$88,810
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Calumet County ranks in the top 10% 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
5.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)5.2%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
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 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Calumet County sits along Lake Winnebago's eastern shore and has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, posting a nearly 20-point Republican margin in 2024 despite modest population growth driven by Fox Valley suburban spillover.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached sixty-three points in 1932; the Republican margin reached sixty-six points in 1920. The 2024 margin was twenty points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,810, and a 6% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Wilkin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Calumet County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Calumet County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.9 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,916 votes cast, 12,927 went Democratic and 19,488 went Republican.
What is Calumet County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Calumet 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Calumet County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Calumet County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Calumet County, Wisconsin?
Calumet County, Wisconsin has a population of 52,942 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calumet County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Calumet County, Wisconsin is $88,810 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Calumet County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Calumet County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.