Chippewa County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,7992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,6802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Price County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chippewa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chippewa 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 | +11.1% |
| 1896 | −10.1% |
| 1900 | −26.0% |
| 1904 | −36.8% |
| 1908 | −22.2% |
| 1912 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | −19.1% |
| 1920 | −69.1% |
| 1924 | −37.2% |
| 1928 | −11.3% |
| 1932 | +27.2% |
| 1936 | +14.2% |
| 1940 | −9.5% |
| 1944 | −7.8% |
| 1948 | +11.0% |
| 1952 | −28.3% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | +26.9% |
| 1968 | −2.7% |
| 1972 | −1.4% |
| 1976 | +16.9% |
| 1980 | −3.2% |
| 1984 | −3.7% |
| 1988 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | −19.1% |
| 2020 | −20.4% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,573 | 23,399 | 38,471 | ||
| R | 13,983 | 21,317 | 35,938 | ||
| R | 11,887 | 17,916 | 31,568 | ||
| R | 15,237 | 15,322 | 30,932 | ||
| D | 16,239 | 13,492 | 30,231 | ||
| R | 14,751 | 15,450 | 30,524 | ||
| R | 12,102 | 12,835 | 26,173 | ||
| D | 9,647 | 7,520 | 21,131 | ||
| D | 10,487 | 8,215 | 25,230 | ||
| D | 11,447 | 9,757 | 21,354 | ||
| R | 10,202 | 10,986 | 21,351 | ||
| R | 9,836 | 10,531 | 21,912 | ||
| D | 11,538 | 8,137 | 20,093 | ||
| R | 8,210 | 8,451 | 17,123 | ||
| R | 7,335 | 7,772 | 16,403 | ||
| D | 10,911 | 6,277 | 17,214 | ||
| D | 9,793 | 8,690 | 18,511 | ||
| R | 6,617 | 9,781 | 16,461 | ||
| R | 6,380 | 11,429 | 17,854 | ||
| D | 7,702 | 6,146 | 14,102 | ||
| R | 6,567 | 7,691 | 14,351 | ||
| R | 7,250 | 8,781 | 16,171 | ||
| D | 7,854 | 5,760 | 14,796 | ||
| D | 8,445 | 4,792 | 13,421 | ||
| R | 5,985 | 7,514 | 13,561 | ||
| O | 560 | 5,135 | 12,308 | ||
| R | 1,103 | 6,750 | 8,175 | ||
| R | 2,233 | 3,324 | 5,716 | ||
| D | 2,028 | 1,736 | 5,117 | ||
| R | 2,203 | 3,526 | 5,969 | ||
| R | 1,670 | 3,744 | 5,631 | ||
| R | 2,446 | 4,215 | 6,812 | ||
| R | 2,929 | 3,601 | 6,657 | ||
| D | 2,530 | 1,975 | 5,003 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.2%
Irish
9.3%
English
6.0%
Polish
5.3%
American
3.4%
French
2.6%
Italian
1.7%
African American
1.1%
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: 42.2 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
$74,680
Chippewa County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Chippewa County$74,680
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Chippewa 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
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chippewa County, anchored by the city of Chippewa Falls, swung from a near-toss-up in the early 2000s to an R+22.9 margin in 2024, mirroring the broader rural realignment across Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 66,799, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,680 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Price County and Iron County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chippewa County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chippewa County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,471 votes cast, 14,573 went Democratic and 23,399 went Republican.
What is Chippewa County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Chippewa 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chippewa County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chippewa County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
Chippewa County, Wisconsin has a population of 66,799 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Chippewa County, Wisconsin is $74,680 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chippewa County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.