HarrisDemocratic40.1%10,171TrumpRepublican56.8%14,417KennedyNonpartisan1.4%348
R+16.7- Lead
- 4,246
- Total
- 25,392
- vs nation
- R+15.2
- Turnout
- 75.7%
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Pierce County, WI
Contests in this Place (90 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 75.7% of 33,544 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic42.0%9,796TrumpRepublican55.0%12,815JorgensenLibertarian1.6%383
R+12.9- Lead
- 3,019
- Total
- 23,317
- vs nation
- R+17.4
- Turnout
- 72.1%
ClintonDemocratic39.3%8,399TrumpRepublican52.7%11,272JohnsonLibertarian4.9%1,052
R+13.4- Lead
- 2,873
- Total
- 21,376
- vs nation
- R+15.5
- Turnout
- 67.9%
ObamaDemocratic48.7%10,235RomneyRepublican49.5%10,397GrayIndependent0.8%177
R+0.8- Lead
- 162
- Total
- 21,020
- vs nation
- R+4.6
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic53.4%11,803McCainRepublican44.4%9,812OtherAll other candidates2.2%492
D+9.0- Lead
- 1,991
- Total
- 22,107
- vs nation
- D+1.7
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic51.1%11,176BushRepublican47.7%10,437OtherAll other candidates1.2%263
D+3.4- Lead
- 739
- Total
- 21,876
- vs nation
- D+5.8
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic47.7%8,559BushRepublican45.5%8,169NaderGreen6.0%1,076
D+2.2- Lead
- 390
- Total
- 17,962
- vs nation
- D+1.7
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic53.1%7,970DoleRepublican30.7%4,599PerotReform13.8%2,074
D+22.5- Lead
- 3,371
- Total
- 15,000
- vs nation
- D+14.0
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 42,5842024 5-year
- Population density
- 74 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 574 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $92,1092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- St. Croix County, WI · twin score 89.9
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 75.7%25,392 participants ÷ 33,544 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +16.1 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- +0.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 59.6%–61.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,392 | 33,544 ± 254 | 75.7% | Audited | C/A | |
| 2022Mid | 18,611 | 33,205 ± 243 | 56.0% | Audited | D/A |
| 23,892 | 33,128 ± 164 | 72.1% | Audited | D/A | |
| 2018Mid | 17,793 | 32,478 ± 132 | 54.8% | Audited | D/A |
| 21,638 | 31,868 ± 144 | 67.9% | Audited | D/A | |
| 21,020 | 31,523 | 66.7% | Derived | — | |
| 22,107 | 30,861 | 71.6% | Derived | — | |
| 21,876 | 30,199 extrapolated | 72.4% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 28.7%; series 307/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 27.9%; series 302/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 29.7%; series 298/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 29.9%; series 294/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
27 precincts · 25,392 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CITY OF PRESCOTT WARDS 1-5CITY OF PRESCOTT WARDS 1-5 | 1,113 | 1,400 | 86 | 2,599 | 42.8% | 53.9% | R+11.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 6-9CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 6-9 | 1,364 | 961 | 67 | 2,392 | 57.0% | 40.2% | D+16.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 14-18CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 14-18 | 1,216 | 1,097 | 65 | 2,378 | 51.1% | 46.1% | D+5.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH WARDS 1-4VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH WARDS 1-4 | 618 | 1,098 | 36 | 1,752 | 35.3% | 62.7% | R+27.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF OAK GROVE WARDS 1-3TOWN OF OAK GROVE WARDS 1-3 | 535 | 1,132 | 30 | 1,697 | 31.5% | 66.7% | R+35.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CLIFTON WARDS 1-4TOWN OF CLIFTON WARDS 1-4 | 708 | 912 | 47 | 1,667 | 42.5% | 54.7% | R+12.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 1-5TOWN OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 1-5 | 722 | 838 | 46 | 1,606 | 45.0% | 52.2% | R+7.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 10-13CITY OF RIVER FALLS WARDS 10-13 | 816 | 728 | 41 | 1,585 | 51.5% | 45.9% | D+5.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF TRENTON WARDS 1-2TOWN OF TRENTON WARDS 1-2 | 381 | 755 | 31 | 1,167 | 32.6% | 64.7% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF TRIMBELLE WARDS 1-2TOWN OF TRIMBELLE WARDS 1-2 | 300 | 779 | 25 | 1,104 | 27.2% | 70.6% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF SPRING VALLEY WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF SPRING VALLEY WARDS 1-2 | 312 | 452 | 43 | 807 | 38.7% | 56.0% | R+17.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MARTELL WARDS 1-2TOWN OF MARTELL WARDS 1-2 | 304 | 478 | 17 | 799 | 38.0% | 59.8% | R+21.8 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF ELLSWORTH WARDS 1-2TOWN OF ELLSWORTH WARDS 1-2 | 235 | 524 | 21 | 780 | 30.1% | 67.2% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GILMAN WARD 1TOWN OF GILMAN WARD 1 | 257 | 391 | 34 | 682 | 37.7% | 57.3% | R+19.6 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF HARTLAND WARD 1TOWN OF HARTLAND WARD 1 | 140 | 410 | 24 | 574 | 24.4% | 71.4% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF EL PASO WARD 1TOWN OF EL PASO WARD 1 | 156 | 278 | 22 | 456 | 34.2% | 61.0% | R+26.8 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD WARD 1VILLAGE OF ELMWOOD WARD 1 | 140 | 259 | 20 | 419 | 33.4% | 61.8% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF MAIDEN ROCK WARD 1TOWN OF MAIDEN ROCK WARD 1 | 137 | 252 | 18 | 407 | 33.7% | 61.9% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SPRING LAKE WARDS 1-2TOWN OF SPRING LAKE WARDS 1-2 | 106 | 267 | 21 | 394 | 26.9% | 67.8% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF UNION WARD 1TOWN OF UNION WARD 1 | 85 | 280 | 12 | 377 | 22.5% | 74.3% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF DIAMOND BLUFF WARD 1TOWN OF DIAMOND BLUFF WARD 1 | 110 | 216 | 5 | 331 | 33.2% | 65.3% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF PLUM CITY WARD 1VILLAGE OF PLUM CITY WARD 1 | 97 | 212 | 13 | 322 | 30.1% | 65.8% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SALEM WARD 1TOWN OF SALEM WARD 1 | 88 | 214 | 17 | 319 | 27.6% | 67.1% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF ROCK ELM WARD 1TOWN OF ROCK ELM WARD 1 | 90 | 174 | 21 | 285 | 31.6% | 61.1% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BAY CITY WARD 1VILLAGE OF BAY CITY WARD 1 | 61 | 146 | 24 | 231 | 26.4% | 63.2% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF ISABELLE WARD 1TOWN OF ISABELLE WARD 1 | 48 | 116 | 12 | 176 | 27.3% | 65.9% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF MAIDEN ROCK WARD 1VILLAGE OF MAIDEN ROCK WARD 1 | 32 | 48 | 6 | 86 | 37.2% | 55.8% | R+18.6 |
presidential history
Party record book
Pierce County, WI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
65.7%
6,351 votes · D+31.7
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · 58.6%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
82.6%
4,441 votes · R+70.6
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 82.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
11,803votes
53.4% of the vote · D+9.0
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 11,176 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
14,417votes
56.8% of the vote · R+16.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,815 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Michael Dukakis1988
+25.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+17.7 · U.S. R+7.7
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +20.7 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+48.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+68.3 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +44.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRob StafsholtState Senate · 10
RRob KreibichState House · 28
RTreig PronschinskeState House · 29
RShannon ZimmermanState House · 30
Seats representing Pierce County, WI. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 3 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+179 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,380 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $72,728 in average income, against $95,545 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.3 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Pierce County, WI itself (R+16.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- St. Croix County, WI356R+19.2
- Dakota County, MN116D+12.8
- Washington County, MN113D+8.9
- Hennepin County, MN69D+42.4
- Ramsey County, MN65D+43.1
- Dunn County, WI53R+15.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- St. Croix County, WI350
- Dakota County, MN94
- Washington County, MN80
- Ramsey County, MN72
- Hennepin County, MN56
- Dunn County, WI49
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −351 |
| 2012 | −339 |
| 2013 | −107 |
| 2014 | +77 |
| 2015 | −129 |
| 2016 | +246 |
| 2017 | +438 |
| 2018 | +456 |
| 2019 | +76 |
| 2021 | −560 |
| 2022 | +850 |
| 2023 | +407 |
| 2024 | +137 |
| 2025 | +179 |
Pierce County sits on Wisconsin's western edge across from the Twin Cities metro, drawing suburban and rural residents whose voting patterns have trended Republican by double digits over the past decade despite the county's proximity to a major Democratic urban center.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 70.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.
A population of 42,584, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,109 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Croix County and Nicollet County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
St. Croix County
Wisconsin
89.9twin score
Swedish ancestrymedian income% White
Nicollet County
Minnesota
89.6twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry
Dunn County
Wisconsin
89.4twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ Swedish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pierce County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pierce County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+16.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,392 votes cast, 10,171 went Democratic and 14,417 went Republican.
When did Pierce County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pierce County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Pierce County, Wisconsin?
Pierce County, Wisconsin has a population of 42,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pierce County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Pierce County, Wisconsin is $92,109 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Pierce County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pierce County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.