Eau Claire County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 107,1162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,5462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Linn County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Eau Claire CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Eau Claire 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 | −5.9% |
| 1896 | −30.3% |
| 1900 | −36.6% |
| 1904 | −52.5% |
| 1908 | −34.4% |
| 1912 | −5.7% |
| 1916 | −11.5% |
| 1920 | −69.2% |
| 1924 | −40.8% |
| 1928 | −39.1% |
| 1932 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | +2.7% |
| 1944 | −2.7% |
| 1948 | +11.9% |
| 1952 | −19.1% |
| 1956 | −17.1% |
| 1960 | −12.4% |
| 1964 | +28.9% |
| 1968 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | −5.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | −2.6% |
| 1988 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | +10.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 34,400 | 27,728 | 63,177 | ||
| D | 31,620 | 25,341 | 58,275 | ||
| D | 27,340 | 23,331 | 55,025 | ||
| D | 30,666 | 23,256 | 54,806 | ||
| D | 33,146 | 20,959 | 55,010 | ||
| D | 30,068 | 24,653 | 55,437 | ||
| D | 24,078 | 20,921 | 47,875 | ||
| D | 20,298 | 13,900 | 40,390 | ||
| D | 21,221 | 15,915 | 47,076 | ||
| D | 21,150 | 17,664 | 39,023 | ||
| R | 19,347 | 20,401 | 39,929 | ||
| D | 17,602 | 17,304 | 38,922 | ||
| D | 18,263 | 16,388 | 35,353 | ||
| R | 14,300 | 15,883 | 30,943 | ||
| D | 12,302 | 11,799 | 25,287 | ||
| D | 15,775 | 8,700 | 24,521 | ||
| R | 11,240 | 14,427 | 25,704 | ||
| R | 9,276 | 13,122 | 22,439 | ||
| R | 9,554 | 14,069 | 23,658 | ||
| D | 9,971 | 7,825 | 18,042 | ||
| R | 8,962 | 9,470 | 18,520 | ||
| D | 10,129 | 9,595 | 19,832 | ||
| D | 10,065 | 6,802 | 17,260 | ||
| D | 7,565 | 7,487 | 15,343 | ||
| R | 4,385 | 10,079 | 14,555 | ||
| O | 629 | 5,149 | 11,083 | ||
| R | 1,193 | 7,856 | 9,625 | ||
| R | 2,290 | 2,922 | 5,513 | ||
| R | 1,727 | 2,013 | 4,996 | ||
| R | 1,859 | 3,981 | 6,172 | ||
| R | 1,224 | 4,343 | 5,943 | ||
| R | 1,967 | 4,378 | 6,589 | ||
| R | 2,364 | 4,522 | 7,130 | ||
| R | 2,383 | 2,719 | 5,688 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.6%
Irish
10.3%
English
7.5%
Polish
5.6%
American
3.4%
French
3.1%
Italian
3.0%
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: 35.8 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
$74,546
Eau Claire County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Eau Claire County$74,546
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Eau Claire 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
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
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 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to UW–Eau Claire, this west-central Wisconsin county backed the Democratic presidential candidate by roughly 11 points in 2024, standing out in a region where many neighboring counties trend considerably more Republican.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-nine points in 1920. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,546, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Linn County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eau Claire County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 10.6 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 63,177 votes cast, 34,400 went Democratic and 27,728 went Republican.
What is Eau Claire County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Eau Claire 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Eau Claire County, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Eau Claire County, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin?
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin has a population of 107,116 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is $74,546 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.