Florence County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,6462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Valley County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Florence CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Florence County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −38.4% |
| 1896 | −57.4% |
| 1900 | −62.5% |
| 1904 | −72.8% |
| 1908 | −65.8% |
| 1912 | −21.8% |
| 1916 | −42.1% |
| 1920 | −77.7% |
| 1924 | −46.1% |
| 1928 | −29.3% |
| 1932 | +14.4% |
| 1936 | +12.3% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | +7.9% |
| 1948 | +7.3% |
| 1952 | −17.2% |
| 1956 | −16.2% |
| 1960 | −3.9% |
| 1964 | +26.6% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −11.9% |
| 1976 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | −10.8% |
| 1984 | −16.9% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −29.6% |
| 2004 | −26.1% |
| 2008 | −14.1% |
| 2012 | −26.4% |
| 2016 | −46.4% |
| 2020 | −46.0% |
| 2024 | −49.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 783 | 2,356 | 3,158 | ||
| R | 781 | 2,133 | 2,940 | ||
| R | 665 | 1,898 | 2,656 | ||
| R | 953 | 1,645 | 2,625 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,512 | 2,685 | ||
| R | 993 | 1,703 | 2,724 | ||
| R | 816 | 1,528 | 2,405 | ||
| R | 869 | 927 | 2,142 | ||
| D | 978 | 942 | 2,646 | ||
| R | 1,018 | 1,106 | 2,142 | ||
| R | 870 | 1,227 | 2,115 | ||
| R | 943 | 1,187 | 2,260 | ||
| D | 965 | 922 | 1,921 | ||
| R | 757 | 971 | 1,796 | ||
| R | 718 | 821 | 1,699 | ||
| D | 1,029 | 596 | 1,627 | ||
| R | 858 | 928 | 1,791 | ||
| R | 723 | 1,003 | 1,731 | ||
| R | 809 | 1,147 | 1,963 | ||
| D | 885 | 756 | 1,758 | ||
| D | 897 | 765 | 1,678 | ||
| R | 980 | 1,008 | 2,011 | ||
| D | 1,037 | 800 | 1,932 | ||
| D | 965 | 714 | 1,744 | ||
| R | 540 | 993 | 1,545 | ||
| R | 49 | 594 | 1,183 | ||
| R | 97 | 912 | 1,049 | ||
| R | 162 | 412 | 594 | ||
| R | 131 | 262 | 600 | ||
| R | 102 | 541 | 667 | ||
| R | 83 | 562 | 658 | ||
| R | 110 | 514 | 646 | ||
| R | 129 | 488 | 625 | ||
| R | 195 | 449 | 661 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.7%
Irish
10.4%
English
9.2%
Polish
9.0%
Italian
6.3%
French
5.8%
American
3.7%
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.
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: 55.3 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
$61,086
Florence County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Florence County$61,086
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Florence County ranks near the middle 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
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)6.6%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.6%
Spanish0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Florence, a sparsely populated county in Wisconsin's Northwoods, recorded a nearly 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest gaps in a state that has repeatedly decided on razor-thin statewide margins.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A population of 4,646, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,086 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Valley County and Mason County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Florence County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Florence County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,158 votes cast, 783 went Democratic and 2,356 went Republican.
What is Florence County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Florence 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Florence County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Florence County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Florence County, Wisconsin has a population of 4,646 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Florence County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Florence County, Wisconsin is $61,086 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Florence County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Florence County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.