Douglas County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,2292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,0992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- St. Louis County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Douglas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Douglas 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 | −10.7% |
| 1896 | −25.1% |
| 1900 | −32.5% |
| 1904 | −57.4% |
| 1908 | −28.6% |
| 1912 | +8.8% |
| 1916 | −1.0% |
| 1920 | −47.9% |
| 1924 | −34.9% |
| 1928 | −24.5% |
| 1932 | +9.6% |
| 1936 | +52.4% |
| 1940 | +33.4% |
| 1944 | +28.9% |
| 1948 | +31.3% |
| 1952 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | +10.2% |
| 1960 | +21.6% |
| 1964 | +53.7% |
| 1968 | +35.8% |
| 1972 | +13.3% |
| 1976 | +30.9% |
| 1980 | +21.0% |
| 1984 | +33.7% |
| 1988 | +36.5% |
| 1992 | +29.8% |
| 1996 | +31.2% |
| 2000 | +30.7% |
| 2004 | +32.1% |
| 2008 | +33.2% |
| 2012 | +31.3% |
| 2016 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | +5.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 13,073 | 11,732 | 25,234 | ||
| D | 13,218 | 10,923 | 24,677 | ||
| D | 11,357 | 9,661 | 22,536 | ||
| D | 14,863 | 7,705 | 22,894 | ||
| D | 15,830 | 7,835 | 24,066 | ||
| D | 16,537 | 8,448 | 25,187 | ||
| D | 13,593 | 6,930 | 21,706 | ||
| D | 10,976 | 5,167 | 18,591 | ||
| D | 12,319 | 5,679 | 22,253 | ||
| D | 13,907 | 6,440 | 20,449 | ||
| D | 14,291 | 7,066 | 21,464 | ||
| D | 11,703 | 7,258 | 21,199 | ||
| D | 13,478 | 6,999 | 20,956 | ||
| D | 11,054 | 8,419 | 19,771 | ||
| D | 12,506 | 5,656 | 19,115 | ||
| D | 15,237 | 4,579 | 19,839 | ||
| D | 12,910 | 8,307 | 21,270 | ||
| D | 11,276 | 9,183 | 20,502 | ||
| D | 11,538 | 9,677 | 21,313 | ||
| D | 12,278 | 6,252 | 19,248 | ||
| D | 12,985 | 7,132 | 20,263 | ||
| D | 15,548 | 7,695 | 23,515 | ||
| D | 16,684 | 5,079 | 22,163 | ||
| D | 9,715 | 7,888 | 18,949 | ||
| R | 6,762 | 11,280 | 18,432 | ||
| O | 638 | 5,887 | 15,039 | ||
| R | 2,111 | 7,250 | 10,736 | ||
| R | 2,940 | 3,007 | 6,902 | ||
| O | 1,181 | 730 | 5,134 | ||
| R | 1,715 | 3,509 | 6,280 | ||
| R | 974 | 4,564 | 6,257 | ||
| R | 2,187 | 4,450 | 6,970 | ||
| R | 2,527 | 4,274 | 6,955 | ||
| R | 2,340 | 2,967 | 5,857 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.9%
Irish
11.0%
Polish
8.2%
English
7.3%
French
3.8%
Italian
2.8%
American
2.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.7 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
$75,099
Douglas County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Douglas County$75,099
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Douglas 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Douglas County, anchored by Superior and its union-heavy port economy, gave Democrats a 5-point margin in 2024 even as much of rural Wisconsin moved sharply right — a remnant of the Iron Range–style labor politics that once defined the western Great Lakes.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 44,229, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,099 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Louis County and Carlton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Douglas County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Douglas County, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 5.3 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,234 votes cast, 13,073 went Democratic and 11,732 went Republican.
What is Douglas County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Douglas 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 24 times, Republican 8 times, and other 2 times.
When did Douglas County, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in Douglas County, Wisconsin?
Douglas County, Wisconsin has a population of 44,229 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Douglas County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Douglas County, Wisconsin is $75,099 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Douglas County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.