Manitowoc County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 81,4062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,1482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Rusk County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Manitowoc CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Manitowoc 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 | +31.4% |
| 1896 | −5.9% |
| 1900 | −1.7% |
| 1904 | −15.6% |
| 1908 | −1.9% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | −46.8% |
| 1924 | −19.8% |
| 1928 | +15.4% |
| 1932 | +53.5% |
| 1936 | +43.5% |
| 1940 | +2.0% |
| 1944 | −8.0% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −24.9% |
| 1960 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | +38.0% |
| 1968 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | −0.3% |
| 1976 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | −3.3% |
| 1984 | −6.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | −5.4% |
| 2008 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | −2.8% |
| 2016 | −21.3% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −23.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,399 | 28,200 | 46,316 | ||
| R | 16,818 | 27,218 | 44,829 | ||
| R | 14,538 | 23,244 | 40,786 | ||
| R | 20,403 | 21,604 | 42,617 | ||
| D | 22,428 | 19,234 | 42,414 | ||
| R | 20,652 | 23,027 | 44,160 | ||
| R | 17,667 | 19,358 | 38,824 | ||
| D | 16,750 | 13,239 | 34,444 | ||
| D | 15,903 | 14,008 | 41,268 | ||
| D | 19,680 | 16,020 | 35,987 | ||
| R | 17,250 | 19,639 | 37,376 | ||
| R | 17,330 | 18,591 | 38,732 | ||
| D | 19,819 | 16,039 | 36,771 | ||
| R | 16,489 | 16,599 | 34,220 | ||
| D | 15,298 | 13,562 | 30,661 | ||
| D | 21,927 | 9,849 | 31,815 | ||
| D | 17,423 | 14,622 | 32,080 | ||
| R | 10,800 | 18,078 | 29,199 | ||
| R | 11,879 | 18,950 | 30,901 | ||
| D | 13,401 | 10,947 | 24,863 | ||
| R | 11,949 | 14,047 | 26,247 | ||
| D | 13,142 | 12,616 | 26,126 | ||
| D | 15,539 | 5,094 | 24,026 | ||
| D | 15,696 | 4,573 | 20,805 | ||
| D | 10,292 | 7,519 | 18,032 | ||
| O | 1,599 | 4,828 | 16,345 | ||
| R | 2,018 | 8,378 | 13,579 | ||
| D | 4,338 | 4,224 | 9,091 | ||
| D | 3,436 | 2,389 | 7,680 | ||
| R | 3,952 | 4,126 | 9,091 | ||
| R | 3,274 | 4,626 | 8,683 | ||
| R | 4,167 | 4,317 | 8,722 | ||
| R | 3,919 | 4,430 | 8,591 | ||
| D | 4,349 | 2,249 | 6,685 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
47.9%
Irish
9.4%
Polish
8.1%
American
6.1%
English
4.8%
French
4.4%
Italian
2.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.1 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
$69,148
Manitowoc County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Manitowoc County$69,148
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Manitowoc 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
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Manitowoc's economy traces back to heavy industry and commercial fishing along Lake Michigan, and its largely white, working-class electorate has shifted Republican by double digits over the past four presidential cycles, reaching R+23.3 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 1920. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 81,406, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,148 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rusk County and Audubon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Manitowoc County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,316 votes cast, 17,399 went Democratic and 28,200 went Republican.
What is Manitowoc County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Manitowoc 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Manitowoc County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Manitowoc County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin?
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin has a population of 81,406 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin is $69,148 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.