Outagamie County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 192,8262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,0692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brown County, WI · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Outagamie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Outagamie 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 | +23.8% |
| 1896 | −13.6% |
| 1900 | −13.0% |
| 1904 | −30.0% |
| 1908 | −8.2% |
| 1912 | +21.2% |
| 1916 | −8.6% |
| 1920 | −53.8% |
| 1924 | −28.5% |
| 1928 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | +30.5% |
| 1936 | +24.4% |
| 1940 | −18.5% |
| 1944 | −29.4% |
| 1948 | −17.8% |
| 1952 | −47.8% |
| 1956 | −53.9% |
| 1960 | −16.5% |
| 1964 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | −25.7% |
| 1972 | −21.9% |
| 1976 | −10.1% |
| 1980 | −17.2% |
| 1984 | −29.8% |
| 1988 | −8.7% |
| 1992 | −9.1% |
| 1996 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | −8.9% |
| 2004 | −9.7% |
| 2008 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | −1.8% |
| 2016 | −12.6% |
| 2020 | −9.9% |
| 2024 | −10.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 49,438 | 60,827 | 111,932 | ||
| R | 47,667 | 58,385 | 108,022 | ||
| R | 38,068 | 49,879 | 93,933 | ||
| R | 45,659 | 47,372 | 94,596 | ||
| D | 50,294 | 39,677 | 91,563 | ||
| R | 40,169 | 48,903 | 90,050 | ||
| R | 32,735 | 39,460 | 75,742 | ||
| D | 28,815 | 27,758 | 64,889 | ||
| R | 23,735 | 30,370 | 72,911 | ||
| R | 27,771 | 33,113 | 61,278 | ||
| R | 19,790 | 36,773 | 56,979 | ||
| R | 21,284 | 31,500 | 59,441 | ||
| R | 23,079 | 28,363 | 52,507 | ||
| R | 17,447 | 27,533 | 46,008 | ||
| R | 14,224 | 25,080 | 42,301 | ||
| D | 21,556 | 18,595 | 40,198 | ||
| R | 17,287 | 24,146 | 41,522 | ||
| R | 7,725 | 26,090 | 34,077 | ||
| R | 9,373 | 26,603 | 36,020 | ||
| R | 11,233 | 16,161 | 27,672 | ||
| R | 9,955 | 18,294 | 28,389 | ||
| R | 12,168 | 17,733 | 30,067 | ||
| D | 16,163 | 9,485 | 27,364 | ||
| D | 16,186 | 8,517 | 25,118 | ||
| D | 12,474 | 12,378 | 24,964 | ||
| O | 1,255 | 6,426 | 18,160 | ||
| R | 3,121 | 11,140 | 14,915 | ||
| R | 4,442 | 5,302 | 10,009 | ||
| D | 4,139 | 2,384 | 8,271 | ||
| R | 4,286 | 5,079 | 9,704 | ||
| R | 3,143 | 5,949 | 9,346 | ||
| R | 4,008 | 5,245 | 9,511 | ||
| R | 4,096 | 5,433 | 9,804 | ||
| D | 4,545 | 2,733 | 7,611 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
41.9%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.5%
English
5.8%
American
3.5%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.2%
African American
1.3%
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: 38.9 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
$85,069
Outagamie County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Outagamie County$85,069
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Outagamie 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
6.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)5.9%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
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 35.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Appleton and a dense corridor of paper and packaging industries, Outagamie has shifted roughly 15 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four cycles, tracking a broader realignment among working-class industrial communities.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-one points in 1932; the Republican margin reached fifty-four points in 1956. The 2024 margin was ten points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,069, and a 6% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brown County and Grand Forks County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Outagamie County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Outagamie County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 10.2 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 111,932 votes cast, 49,438 went Democratic and 60,827 went Republican.
What is Outagamie County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Outagamie 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Outagamie County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Outagamie County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Outagamie County, Wisconsin?
Outagamie County, Wisconsin has a population of 192,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Outagamie County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Outagamie County, Wisconsin is $85,069 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Outagamie County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Outagamie County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.