Marathon County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 138,4032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,8842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wood County, WI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Marathon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Marathon 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 | +30.9% |
| 1896 | −1.6% |
| 1900 | −10.9% |
| 1904 | −30.0% |
| 1908 | −5.2% |
| 1912 | +11.1% |
| 1916 | −21.1% |
| 1920 | −53.2% |
| 1924 | −23.4% |
| 1928 | +2.6% |
| 1932 | +46.9% |
| 1936 | +39.0% |
| 1940 | −5.2% |
| 1944 | −8.8% |
| 1948 | +15.7% |
| 1952 | −17.4% |
| 1956 | −19.1% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | −7.1% |
| 1976 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | −4.8% |
| 1984 | −14.3% |
| 1988 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | −4.0% |
| 2004 | −8.1% |
| 2008 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | −6.1% |
| 2016 | −18.0% |
| 2020 | −18.0% |
| 2024 | −18.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,529 | 46,213 | 78,826 | ||
| R | 30,808 | 44,624 | 76,751 | ||
| R | 26,481 | 39,014 | 69,518 | ||
| R | 32,363 | 36,617 | 69,862 | ||
| D | 36,367 | 30,345 | 67,940 | ||
| R | 30,899 | 36,394 | 68,059 | ||
| R | 26,546 | 28,883 | 58,374 | ||
| D | 24,012 | 19,874 | 51,449 | ||
| D | 21,482 | 20,948 | 57,378 | ||
| D | 24,658 | 24,482 | 49,521 | ||
| R | 20,128 | 27,080 | 48,670 | ||
| R | 23,281 | 25,868 | 53,514 | ||
| D | 24,934 | 21,898 | 48,001 | ||
| R | 18,500 | 21,454 | 41,839 | ||
| D | 18,063 | 16,907 | 38,081 | ||
| D | 24,603 | 12,766 | 37,426 | ||
| R | 18,145 | 21,880 | 40,025 | ||
| R | 15,301 | 22,586 | 38,051 | ||
| R | 14,541 | 20,702 | 35,373 | ||
| D | 15,898 | 11,494 | 28,079 | ||
| R | 13,192 | 15,782 | 29,477 | ||
| R | 13,724 | 15,264 | 29,469 | ||
| D | 17,898 | 7,328 | 27,076 | ||
| D | 17,744 | 6,210 | 24,601 | ||
| D | 10,675 | 10,127 | 21,091 | ||
| O | 1,109 | 5,577 | 19,088 | ||
| R | 2,133 | 11,356 | 17,329 | ||
| R | 3,677 | 5,838 | 10,237 | ||
| D | 4,043 | 3,033 | 9,135 | ||
| R | 4,722 | 5,258 | 10,388 | ||
| R | 3,225 | 6,144 | 9,716 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 4,717 | 8,683 | ||
| R | 3,829 | 3,958 | 7,977 | ||
| D | 3,791 | 1,959 | 5,929 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.9%
Polish
14.5%
Irish
7.9%
English
5.8%
American
3.0%
French
2.3%
Italian
2.0%
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: 41.3 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
$77,884
Marathon County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Marathon County$77,884
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Marathon 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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marathon County anchors north-central Wisconsin's paper and dairy economy, and its largely white working-class electorate has moved roughly 20 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-three points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 138,403, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,884 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wood County and Kewaunee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marathon County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marathon County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 18.6 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 78,826 votes cast, 31,529 went Democratic and 46,213 went Republican.
What is Marathon County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Marathon 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marathon County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marathon County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Marathon County, Wisconsin?
Marathon County, Wisconsin has a population of 138,403 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marathon County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Marathon County, Wisconsin is $77,884 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Marathon County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marathon County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.