La Crosse County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 120,4882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grand Isle County, VT · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of La Crosse CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for La Crosse County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | −33.2% |
| 1900 | −18.8% |
| 1904 | −27.1% |
| 1908 | −3.8% |
| 1912 | +24.8% |
| 1916 | +6.5% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −25.4% |
| 1928 | −12.0% |
| 1932 | +25.2% |
| 1936 | +30.2% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −2.1% |
| 1948 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | −24.0% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −12.3% |
| 1964 | +11.7% |
| 1968 | −18.8% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | −18.0% |
| 1980 | −13.5% |
| 1984 | −18.1% |
| 1988 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | +23.4% |
| 2012 | +17.2% |
| 2016 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +9.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 39,008 | 32,247 | 72,261 | ||
| D | 37,846 | 28,684 | 67,884 | ||
| D | 32,406 | 26,378 | 63,674 | ||
| D | 36,693 | 25,751 | 63,462 | ||
| D | 38,524 | 23,701 | 63,218 | ||
| D | 33,170 | 28,289 | 62,136 | ||
| D | 28,455 | 24,327 | 55,559 | ||
| D | 23,647 | 16,482 | 46,001 | ||
| D | 22,838 | 18,891 | 52,273 | ||
| D | 22,204 | 21,548 | 44,066 | ||
| R | 17,787 | 25,721 | 43,769 | ||
| R | 17,304 | 23,427 | 45,285 | ||
| R | 16,674 | 24,188 | 41,659 | ||
| R | 12,152 | 21,992 | 34,746 | ||
| R | 11,570 | 17,433 | 31,267 | ||
| D | 16,625 | 13,135 | 29,803 | ||
| R | 14,310 | 18,319 | 32,665 | ||
| R | 11,258 | 18,264 | 29,622 | ||
| R | 11,808 | 19,271 | 31,132 | ||
| D | 12,345 | 10,525 | 23,260 | ||
| R | 12,247 | 12,784 | 25,103 | ||
| R | 13,079 | 13,711 | 26,924 | ||
| D | 14,455 | 7,558 | 22,840 | ||
| D | 12,919 | 7,686 | 20,805 | ||
| R | 8,877 | 11,321 | 20,295 | ||
| O | 1,252 | 5,733 | 17,647 | ||
| R | 2,588 | 10,067 | 13,611 | ||
| D | 4,123 | 3,597 | 8,106 | ||
| D | 4,263 | 2,272 | 8,033 | ||
| R | 4,054 | 4,382 | 8,737 | ||
| R | 3,089 | 5,506 | 8,915 | ||
| R | 3,609 | 5,324 | 9,141 | ||
| R | 3,058 | 6,297 | 9,751 | ||
| D | 3,810 | 3,693 | 8,613 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.0%
Irish
13.5%
English
7.7%
Polish
5.1%
Italian
2.9%
American
2.7%
French
2.5%
African American
1.2%
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: 37.5 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
$73,013
La Crosse County ranks near the middle of US counties.
La Crosse County$73,013
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
La Crosse 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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
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 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and a regional medical hub, La Crosse County has voted Democratic in every presidential race since 2000, with its 2024 margin of D+9.4 reflecting a consistent urban-academic lean along the Mississippi.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,013, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grand Isle County and Iowa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did La Crosse County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Crosse County, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 9.4 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 72,261 votes cast, 39,008 went Democratic and 32,247 went Republican.
What is La Crosse County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places La Crosse County, Wisconsin in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did La Crosse County, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which La Crosse County, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
La Crosse County, Wisconsin has a population of 120,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in La Crosse County, Wisconsin is $73,013 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in La Crosse County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.