Kenosha County, Wisconsin: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 168,4382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,2392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dubuque County, IA · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kenosha CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kenosha 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 | +8.2% |
| 1896 | −23.4% |
| 1900 | −18.5% |
| 1904 | −31.4% |
| 1908 | −22.4% |
| 1912 | +8.9% |
| 1916 | −10.4% |
| 1920 | −64.1% |
| 1924 | −47.3% |
| 1928 | −3.1% |
| 1932 | +29.6% |
| 1936 | +39.9% |
| 1940 | +16.8% |
| 1944 | +18.9% |
| 1948 | +16.2% |
| 1952 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | −11.0% |
| 1960 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | +34.7% |
| 1968 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | −10.3% |
| 1976 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | +16.2% |
| 1992 | +12.1% |
| 1996 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | +18.1% |
| 2012 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | −3.1% |
| 2024 | −6.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 41,826 | 47,478 | 90,680 | ||
| R | 42,193 | 44,972 | 88,738 | ||
| R | 35,799 | 36,037 | 76,304 | ||
| D | 44,867 | 34,977 | 80,897 | ||
| D | 45,836 | 31,609 | 78,789 | ||
| D | 40,107 | 35,587 | 76,428 | ||
| D | 32,429 | 28,891 | 63,709 | ||
| D | 27,964 | 18,296 | 53,717 | ||
| D | 27,341 | 19,854 | 61,837 | ||
| D | 30,089 | 21,661 | 52,129 | ||
| D | 29,233 | 26,118 | 55,695 | ||
| D | 26,738 | 24,481 | 55,863 | ||
| D | 27,585 | 22,349 | 51,250 | ||
| R | 19,441 | 24,041 | 44,576 | ||
| D | 21,427 | 17,089 | 42,126 | ||
| D | 30,522 | 14,764 | 45,356 | ||
| D | 22,956 | 19,969 | 43,011 | ||
| R | 17,094 | 21,367 | 38,796 | ||
| D | 19,768 | 18,917 | 38,827 | ||
| D | 17,987 | 12,780 | 32,109 | ||
| D | 18,325 | 12,436 | 31,121 | ||
| D | 17,174 | 12,182 | 29,777 | ||
| D | 18,137 | 7,268 | 27,245 | ||
| D | 14,373 | 7,307 | 23,903 | ||
| R | 10,638 | 11,330 | 22,363 | ||
| R | 1,517 | 10,341 | 18,649 | ||
| R | 1,724 | 9,791 | 12,584 | ||
| R | 2,813 | 3,537 | 6,937 | ||
| O | 2,216 | 1,671 | 6,141 | ||
| R | 2,006 | 3,409 | 6,255 | ||
| R | 1,592 | 3,293 | 5,411 | ||
| R | 2,101 | 3,078 | 5,273 | ||
| R | 1,732 | 2,827 | 4,670 | ||
| D | 1,928 | 1,628 | 3,641 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.5%
Irish
10.7%
Italian
9.4%
English
7.6%
Polish
7.5%
American
3.3%
French
2.1%
African American
4.9%
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: 39.4 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
$81,239
Kenosha County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Kenosha County$81,239
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Kenosha 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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kenosha County backed Obama twice before trending Republican, and its 2024 margin of R+6.2 reflects a broader working-class realignment in Wisconsin's lakefront industrial corridor that analysts watch closely each cycle.
The Democratic margin here once reached forty points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 168,438, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,239 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dubuque County and Cerro Gordo County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kenosha County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kenosha County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,680 votes cast, 41,826 went Democratic and 47,478 went Republican.
What is Kenosha County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Kenosha County, Wisconsin in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kenosha County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kenosha County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Kenosha County, Wisconsin?
Kenosha County, Wisconsin has a population of 168,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenosha County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Kenosha County, Wisconsin is $81,239 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Kenosha County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kenosha County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.