HarrisDemocratic40.2%10,966TrumpRepublican58.3%15,922KennedyNonpartisan0.7%187
R+18.1- Lead
- 4,956
- Total
- 27,306
- vs nation
- R+16.7
- Turnout
- 67.9%
Akashiccounty
Grant County, WI
Contests in this Place (90 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 67.9% of 40,466 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic42.9%10,998TrumpRepublican55.2%14,142JorgensenLibertarian1.4%350
R+12.3- Lead
- 3,144
- Total
- 25,608
- vs nation
- R+16.7
- Turnout
- 63.6%
ClintonDemocratic41.2%10,051TrumpRepublican50.7%12,350JohnsonLibertarian4.8%1,164
R+9.4- Lead
- 2,299
- Total
- 24,368
- vs nation
- R+11.5
- Turnout
- 60.5%
ObamaDemocratic56.1%13,594RomneyRepublican42.3%10,255GrayIndependent0.8%201
D+13.8- Lead
- 3,339
- Total
- 24,248
- vs nation
- D+9.9
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic61.2%14,875McCainRepublican37.3%9,068OtherAll other candidates1.6%377
D+23.9- Lead
- 5,807
- Total
- 24,320
- vs nation
- D+16.6
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic50.9%12,864BushRepublican48.3%12,208OtherAll other candidates0.8%192
D+2.6- Lead
- 656
- Total
- 25,264
- vs nation
- D+5.1
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic48.7%10,691BushRepublican46.6%10,240NaderGreen3.9%858
D+2.1- Lead
- 451
- Total
- 21,956
- vs nation
- D+1.5
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic47.9%9,203DoleRepublican36.5%7,021PerotReform13.8%2,648
D+11.4- Lead
- 2,182
- Total
- 19,215
- vs nation
- D+2.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 51,7702024 5-year
- Population density
- 45 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,148 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $66,8582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23.9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64.4 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lafayette County, WI · twin score 89.8
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 67.9%27,459 participants ÷ 40,466 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +13.6 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -2.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 54.3%–55.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,459 | 40,466 ± 217 | 67.9% | Audited | C/A | |
| 2022Mid | 20,299 | 40,587 ± 158 | 50.0% | Audited | C/A |
| 25,699 | 40,413 ± 210 | 63.6% | Audited | C/A | |
| 2018Mid | 19,763 | 40,685 ± 150 | 48.6% | Audited | C/A |
| 24,658 | 40,779 ± 196 | 60.5% | Audited | C/A | |
| 24,248 | 39,931 | 60.7% | Derived | — | |
| 24,320 | 38,311 | 63.5% | Derived | — | |
| 25,264 | 36,691 extrapolated | 68.9% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 10.9%; series 312/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 11.0%; series 307/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 11.2%; series 302/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 10.7%; series 298/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 10.2%; series 294/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
56 precincts · 27,306 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CITY OF LANCASTER WARDS 1-6CITY OF LANCASTER WARDS 1-6 | 873 | 1,269 | 23 | 2,165 | 40.3% | 58.6% | R+18.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 3-4CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 3-4 | 866 | 731 | 26 | 1,623 | 53.4% | 45.0% | D+8.3 |
| Precinct -CITY OF BOSCOBEL WARDS 1-8CITY OF BOSCOBEL WARDS 1-8 | 578 | 860 | 19 | 1,457 | 39.7% | 59.0% | R+19.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF JAMESTOWN WARDS 1-3TOWN OF JAMESTOWN WARDS 1-3 | 491 | 936 | 18 | 1,445 | 34.0% | 64.8% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 1-2CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 1-2 | 822 | 577 | 22 | 1,421 | 57.8% | 40.6% | D+17.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 7-9CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 7-9 | 676 | 686 | 31 | 1,393 | 48.5% | 49.2% | R+0.7 |
| Precinct -CITY OF FENNIMORE WARDS 1-4CITY OF FENNIMORE WARDS 1-4 | 529 | 764 | 15 | 1,308 | 40.4% | 58.4% | R+18.0 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 5-6CITY OF PLATTEVILLE WARDS 5-6 | 612 | 577 | 33 | 1,222 | 50.1% | 47.2% | D+2.9 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CUBA CITY WARDS 1-4CITY OF CUBA CITY WARDS 1-4 | 486 | 516 | 16 | 1,018 | 47.7% | 50.7% | R+2.9 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF MUSCODA WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF MUSCODA WARDS 1-2 | 269 | 358 | 9 | 636 | 42.3% | 56.3% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF HAZEL GREEN WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF HAZEL GREEN WARDS 1-2 | 257 | 370 | 8 | 635 | 40.5% | 58.3% | R+17.8 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF DICKEYVILLE WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF DICKEYVILLE WARDS 1-2 | 234 | 375 | 11 | 620 | 37.7% | 60.5% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF HAZEL GREEN WARDS 1-2TOWN OF HAZEL GREEN WARDS 1-2 | 173 | 363 | 9 | 545 | 31.7% | 66.6% | R+34.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PLATTEVILLE WARD 2TOWN OF PLATTEVILLE WARD 2 | 224 | 309 | 11 | 544 | 41.2% | 56.8% | R+15.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SMELSER WARDS 1-2TOWN OF SMELSER WARDS 1-2 | 182 | 301 | 5 | 488 | 37.3% | 61.7% | R+24.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF POTOSI WARDS 1-2TOWN OF POTOSI WARDS 1-2 | 164 | 310 | 9 | 483 | 34.0% | 64.2% | R+30.2 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF CASSVILLE WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF CASSVILLE WARDS 1-2 | 200 | 263 | 10 | 473 | 42.3% | 55.6% | R+13.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PARIS WARDS 1-2TOWN OF PARIS WARDS 1-2 | 156 | 296 | 3 | 455 | 34.3% | 65.1% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF POTOSI WARD 1VILLAGE OF POTOSI WARD 1 | 135 | 282 | 9 | 426 | 31.7% | 66.2% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SOUTH LANCASTER WARDS 1-2TOWN OF SOUTH LANCASTER WARDS 1-2 | 132 | 280 | 4 | 416 | 31.7% | 67.3% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF LIMA WARD 1TOWN OF LIMA WARD 1 | 156 | 245 | 3 | 404 | 38.6% | 60.6% | R+22.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BLOOMINGTON WARD 1VILLAGE OF BLOOMINGTON WARD 1 | 142 | 235 | 8 | 385 | 36.9% | 61.0% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PLATTEVILLE WARD 1TOWN OF PLATTEVILLE WARD 1 | 215 | 160 | 2 | 377 | 57.0% | 42.4% | D+14.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MUSCODA WARD 1TOWN OF MUSCODA WARD 1 | 113 | 253 | 7 | 373 | 30.3% | 67.8% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF BEETOWN WARDS 1-2TOWN OF BEETOWN WARDS 1-2 | 85 | 275 | 8 | 368 | 23.1% | 74.7% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF WATERLOO WARD 1TOWN OF WATERLOO WARD 1 | 97 | 260 | 7 | 364 | 26.6% | 71.4% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON WARD 1VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON WARD 1 | 154 | 186 | 7 | 347 | 44.4% | 53.6% | R+9.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF ELLENBORO WARD 1TOWN OF ELLENBORO WARD 1 | 91 | 253 | 1 | 345 | 26.4% | 73.3% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF HARRISON WARD 1TOWN OF HARRISON WARD 1 | 96 | 226 | 4 | 326 | 29.4% | 69.3% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF NORTH LANCASTER WARD 1TOWN OF NORTH LANCASTER WARD 1 | 109 | 205 | 4 | 318 | 34.3% | 64.5% | R+30.2 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF MONTFORT WARD 1VILLAGE OF MONTFORT WARD 1 | 148 | 155 | 4 | 307 | 48.2% | 50.5% | R+2.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MOUNT IDA WARD 1TOWN OF MOUNT IDA WARD 1 | 77 | 213 | 3 | 293 | 26.3% | 72.7% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF LIBERTY WARD 1TOWN OF LIBERTY WARD 1 | 68 | 203 | 5 | 276 | 24.6% | 73.6% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MARION WARD 1TOWN OF MARION WARD 1 | 86 | 172 | 6 | 264 | 32.6% | 65.2% | R+32.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF FENNIMORE WARDS 1-2TOWN OF FENNIMORE WARDS 1-2 | 87 | 173 | 2 | 262 | 33.2% | 66.0% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GLEN HAVEN WARD 1TOWN OF GLEN HAVEN WARD 1 | 61 | 169 | 2 | 232 | 26.3% | 72.8% | R+46.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF BLOOMINGTON WARD 1TOWN OF BLOOMINGTON WARD 1 | 70 | 155 | 3 | 228 | 30.7% | 68.0% | R+37.3 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BLUE RIVER WARD 1VILLAGE OF BLUE RIVER WARD 1 | 91 | 132 | 2 | 225 | 40.4% | 58.7% | R+18.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CASSVILLE WARDS 1-2TOWN OF CASSVILLE WARDS 1-2 | 58 | 162 | 3 | 223 | 26.0% | 72.6% | R+46.6 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BAGLEY WARD 1VILLAGE OF BAGLEY WARD 1 | 99 | 117 | 5 | 221 | 44.8% | 52.9% | R+8.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF WATTERSTOWN WARDS 1-2TOWN OF WATTERSTOWN WARDS 1-2 | 61 | 157 | 1 | 219 | 27.9% | 71.7% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF TENNYSON WARD 1VILLAGE OF TENNYSON WARD 1 | 66 | 146 | 2 | 214 | 30.8% | 68.2% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF WYALUSING WARD 1TOWN OF WYALUSING WARD 1 | 72 | 133 | 3 | 208 | 34.6% | 63.9% | R+29.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF BOSCOBEL WARDS 1-3TOWN OF BOSCOBEL WARDS 1-3 | 84 | 119 | 2 | 205 | 41.0% | 58.0% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF WINGVILLE WARD 1TOWN OF WINGVILLE WARD 1 | 75 | 114 | 2 | 191 | 39.3% | 59.7% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF HICKORY GROVE WARD 1TOWN OF HICKORY GROVE WARD 1 | 63 | 121 | 3 | 187 | 33.7% | 64.7% | R+31.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PATCH GROVE WARD 1TOWN OF PATCH GROVE WARD 1 | 61 | 110 | 5 | 176 | 34.7% | 62.5% | R+27.8 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF LITTLE GRANT WARD 1TOWN OF LITTLE GRANT WARD 1 | 49 | 120 | 0 | 169 | 29.0% | 71.0% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK WARD 1TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK WARD 1 | 51 | 86 | 5 | 142 | 35.9% | 60.6% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CLIFTON WARD 1TOWN OF CLIFTON WARD 1 | 62 | 80 | 0 | 142 | 43.7% | 56.3% | R+12.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE WARD 1TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE WARD 1 | 22 | 80 | 6 | 108 | 20.4% | 74.1% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF WOODMAN WARD 1TOWN OF WOODMAN WARD 1 | 20 | 79 | 2 | 101 | 19.8% | 78.2% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOPE WARD 1VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOPE WARD 1 | 36 | 60 | 4 | 100 | 36.0% | 60.0% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MILLVILLE WARD 1TOWN OF MILLVILLE WARD 1 | 34 | 63 | 2 | 99 | 34.3% | 63.6% | R+29.3 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF PATCH GROVE WARD 1VILLAGE OF PATCH GROVE WARD 1 | 33 | 48 | 2 | 83 | 39.8% | 57.8% | R+18.1 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF WOODMAN WARD 1VILLAGE OF WOODMAN WARD 1 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 51 | 29.4% | 66.7% | R+37.3 |
presidential history
Party record book
Grant County, WI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
61.2%
14,875 votes · D+23.9
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 60.9%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
80.9%
9,638 votes · R+64.4
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 77.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
14,875votes
61.2% of the vote · D+23.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 13,594 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
15,922votes
58.3% of the vote · R+18.1
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 14,327 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+16.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+23.9 · U.S. D+7.3
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +9.9 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
+43.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+54.6 · U.S. R+10.8
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +38.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RHoward MarkleinState Senate · 17
RTravis TranelState House · 49
RTodd NovakState House · 51
Seats representing Grant County, WI. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 2 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−78 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −494 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,716 in average income, against $70,095 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+1.8 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Grant County, WI itself (R+18.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Dane County, WI97D+51.5
- Lafayette County, WI88R+20.2
- Iowa County, WI85D+7.6
- Dubuque County, IA78R+8.6
- Crawford County, WI60R+13.8
- Richland County, WI56R+13.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Dane County, WI141
- Dubuque County, IA108
- Lafayette County, WI108
- Iowa County, WI86
- Richland County, WI51
- Crawford County, WI50
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −96 |
| 2012 | −407 |
| 2013 | +36 |
| 2014 | +591 |
| 2015 | +327 |
| 2016 | −204 |
| 2017 | −346 |
| 2018 | −394 |
| 2019 | −103 |
| 2021 | −647 |
| 2022 | +41 |
| 2023 | +455 |
| 2024 | +331 |
| 2025 | −78 |
Grant County sits along the Mississippi River bluffs and has shifted from a competitive battleground to a reliably Republican-leaning county over the past decade, moving roughly 20 points toward the GOP since Barack Obama carried it twice.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 64.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 51,770, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,858 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lafayette County and Crawford County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Lafayette County
Wisconsin
89.8twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendelasticity≠ % Catholic
Crawford County
Wisconsin
89.3twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend% Catholic≠ median age
Sauk County
Wisconsin
86.8twin score
2004–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ % Catholic
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grant County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grant County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,306 votes cast, 10,966 went Democratic and 15,922 went Republican.
When did Grant County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Grant County, Wisconsin?
Grant County, Wisconsin has a population of 51,770 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grant County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Grant County, Wisconsin is $66,858 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Grant County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.