Menominee County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+62%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,2522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,1082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 13.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cuyahoga County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Menominee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Menominee 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No data |
| 1960 | No data |
| 1964 | +78.4% |
| 1968 | +47.6% |
| 1972 | +25.9% |
| 1976 | +39.4% |
| 1980 | +25.9% |
| 1984 | +35.7% |
| 1988 | +45.7% |
| 1992 | +38.5% |
| 1996 | +56.4% |
| 2000 | +58.7% |
| 2004 | +65.7% |
| 2008 | +74.0% |
| 2012 | +73.5% |
| 2016 | +56.2% |
| 2020 | +64.5% |
| 2024 | +61.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,266 | 296 | 1,572 | ||
| D | 1,303 | 278 | 1,590 | ||
| D | 1,002 | 267 | 1,308 | ||
| D | 1,191 | 179 | 1,377 | ||
| D | 1,257 | 185 | 1,448 | ||
| D | 1,412 | 288 | 1,710 | ||
| D | 949 | 225 | 1,233 | ||
| D | 992 | 230 | 1,350 | ||
| D | 691 | 244 | 1,160 | ||
| D | 1,028 | 381 | 1,417 | ||
| D | 832 | 392 | 1,231 | ||
| D | 544 | 302 | 936 | ||
| D | 766 | 324 | 1,122 | ||
| D | 608 | 355 | 976 | ||
| D | 531 | 179 | 740 | ||
| D | 647 | 78 | 726 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.5%
Polish
1.8%
Irish
1.1%
American
0.8%
English
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 34.3 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
$62,108
Menominee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Menominee County$62,108
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Menominee 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
21.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.7%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Other languages6.9%
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Menominee County is coterminous with the Menominee Indian Reservation, making it one of the few U.S. counties defined entirely by tribal sovereignty. That demographic reality produces the state's widest presidential margins, with Democrats routinely exceeding 80% of the vote.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventy-eight points in 1964; Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,108, and a 22% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cuyahoga County and St. Louis city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Menominee County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Menominee County, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 61.7 points (D+62), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,572 votes cast, 1,266 went Democratic and 296 went Republican.
What is Menominee County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Menominee 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 16 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Menominee County, Wisconsin?
Menominee County, Wisconsin has a population of 4,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Menominee County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Menominee County, Wisconsin is $62,108 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Menominee County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Menominee County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.