Jackson County, Wisconsin: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,9812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,1102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trempealeau County, WI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | −26.4% |
| 1896 | −53.2% |
| 1900 | −58.6% |
| 1904 | −68.3% |
| 1908 | −59.0% |
| 1912 | −29.9% |
| 1916 | −31.1% |
| 1920 | −76.3% |
| 1924 | −27.3% |
| 1928 | −51.6% |
| 1932 | +30.9% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | +3.0% |
| 1944 | −2.3% |
| 1948 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | −20.0% |
| 1956 | −13.5% |
| 1960 | −16.2% |
| 1964 | +20.2% |
| 1968 | −14.7% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | −8.2% |
| 1984 | −12.2% |
| 1988 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | +19.8% |
| 2000 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | +21.8% |
| 2012 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | −11.7% |
| 2020 | −15.1% |
| 2024 | −19.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,157 | 6,204 | 10,502 | ||
| R | 4,256 | 5,791 | 10,184 | ||
| R | 3,818 | 4,906 | 9,267 | ||
| D | 5,298 | 3,900 | 9,313 | ||
| D | 5,572 | 3,552 | 9,251 | ||
| D | 5,249 | 4,387 | 9,726 | ||
| D | 4,380 | 3,670 | 8,417 | ||
| D | 3,705 | 2,262 | 7,279 | ||
| D | 3,681 | 2,644 | 8,418 | ||
| D | 3,924 | 3,555 | 7,517 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 4,386 | 7,859 | ||
| R | 3,629 | 4,327 | 8,517 | ||
| D | 3,735 | 3,406 | 7,264 | ||
| R | 2,445 | 3,937 | 6,476 | ||
| R | 2,293 | 3,172 | 5,999 | ||
| D | 3,818 | 2,532 | 6,357 | ||
| R | 2,849 | 3,950 | 6,813 | ||
| R | 2,755 | 3,614 | 6,378 | ||
| R | 2,819 | 4,235 | 7,071 | ||
| D | 2,921 | 2,553 | 5,563 | ||
| R | 3,040 | 3,182 | 6,256 | ||
| D | 3,975 | 3,741 | 7,780 | ||
| D | 4,537 | 2,235 | 6,979 | ||
| D | 3,813 | 1,983 | 5,919 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 4,353 | 5,791 | ||
| O | 255 | 1,662 | 5,155 | ||
| R | 410 | 3,652 | 4,250 | ||
| R | 963 | 1,866 | 2,908 | ||
| R | 606 | 1,398 | 2,649 | ||
| R | 631 | 2,603 | 3,341 | ||
| R | 479 | 2,746 | 3,318 | ||
| R | 651 | 2,639 | 3,395 | ||
| R | 778 | 2,710 | 3,634 | ||
| R | 1,160 | 2,078 | 3,477 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.0%
Irish
9.9%
English
5.8%
Polish
5.7%
American
3.5%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
African American
1.7%
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: 43.4 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
$68,110
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$68,110
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County sits at the intersection of rural white working-class voters and the Ho-Chunk Nation's tribal lands, producing a demographic mix that has shifted the presidential margin steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+19.5 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty-three points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 20,981, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,110 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trempealeau County and Freeborn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,502 votes cast, 4,157 went Democratic and 6,204 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson County, Wisconsin in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Jackson County, Wisconsin?
Jackson County, Wisconsin has a population of 20,981 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Jackson County, Wisconsin is $68,110 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.