Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,1372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant County, IN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fond du Lac CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fond du Lac County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | −10.9% |
| 1900 | −9.6% |
| 1904 | −22.1% |
| 1908 | −5.9% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −6.9% |
| 1920 | −54.3% |
| 1924 | −30.8% |
| 1928 | −3.6% |
| 1932 | +30.8% |
| 1936 | +21.8% |
| 1940 | −23.7% |
| 1944 | −28.2% |
| 1948 | −21.0% |
| 1952 | −49.2% |
| 1956 | −45.7% |
| 1960 | −19.5% |
| 1964 | +17.3% |
| 1968 | −17.2% |
| 1972 | −26.0% |
| 1976 | −14.2% |
| 1980 | −21.0% |
| 1984 | −30.0% |
| 1988 | −16.0% |
| 1992 | −13.5% |
| 1996 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | −18.0% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −9.0% |
| 2012 | −14.9% |
| 2016 | −26.3% |
| 2020 | −26.5% |
| 2024 | −28.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,495 | 37,272 | 58,527 | ||
| R | 20,588 | 35,754 | 57,251 | ||
| R | 17,387 | 31,022 | 51,796 | ||
| R | 22,379 | 30,355 | 53,402 | ||
| R | 23,463 | 28,164 | 52,323 | ||
| R | 19,216 | 33,291 | 53,036 | ||
| R | 18,181 | 26,548 | 46,589 | ||
| R | 15,542 | 16,488 | 36,931 | ||
| R | 13,757 | 19,785 | 44,506 | ||
| R | 15,887 | 21,985 | 38,175 | ||
| R | 13,983 | 26,069 | 40,346 | ||
| R | 15,293 | 24,196 | 42,470 | ||
| R | 16,571 | 22,226 | 39,841 | ||
| R | 12,050 | 21,007 | 34,443 | ||
| R | 12,563 | 18,184 | 32,709 | ||
| D | 18,040 | 12,708 | 30,778 | ||
| R | 13,132 | 19,498 | 32,688 | ||
| R | 7,940 | 21,496 | 29,666 | ||
| R | 7,724 | 22,794 | 30,625 | ||
| R | 8,904 | 13,760 | 23,083 | ||
| R | 9,378 | 16,785 | 26,306 | ||
| R | 10,323 | 16,804 | 27,342 | ||
| D | 14,821 | 9,179 | 25,931 | ||
| D | 16,143 | 8,436 | 25,004 | ||
| R | 11,719 | 12,593 | 24,517 | ||
| O | 2,222 | 8,516 | 20,460 | ||
| R | 3,409 | 12,543 | 16,819 | ||
| R | 5,021 | 5,781 | 11,084 | ||
| D | 4,838 | 3,014 | 9,616 | ||
| R | 5,194 | 5,872 | 11,545 | ||
| R | 4,417 | 7,027 | 11,794 | ||
| R | 5,140 | 6,258 | 11,628 | ||
| R | 4,933 | 6,174 | 11,401 | ||
| D | 5,254 | 4,129 | 9,722 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.8%
Irish
10.1%
English
6.0%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.8%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.3%
African American
1.4%
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: 41.9 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
$74,275
Fond du Lac County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fond du Lac County$74,275
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Fond du Lac 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
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 43.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fond du Lac County has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins for over two decades, anchored by a largely rural, manufacturing, and agricultural workforce that has shifted further right since 2016.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 104,137, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,275 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Dodge County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 28.7 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,527 votes cast, 20,495 went Democratic and 37,272 went Republican.
What is Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Fond du Lac 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin has a population of 104,137 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin is $74,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.