Sauk County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,0092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,5412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Green County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sauk CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sauk County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | −26.5% |
| 1900 | −25.9% |
| 1904 | −40.6% |
| 1908 | −19.0% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | −24.0% |
| 1920 | −74.9% |
| 1924 | −30.6% |
| 1928 | −18.4% |
| 1932 | +20.0% |
| 1936 | +18.4% |
| 1940 | −20.7% |
| 1944 | −26.1% |
| 1948 | −9.8% |
| 1952 | −40.1% |
| 1956 | −33.4% |
| 1960 | −23.5% |
| 1964 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | −13.7% |
| 1972 | −18.9% |
| 1976 | −1.9% |
| 1980 | −7.6% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,172 | 18,798 | 37,584 | ||
| D | 18,108 | 17,493 | 36,203 | ||
| R | 14,690 | 14,799 | 31,357 | ||
| D | 18,736 | 12,838 | 31,927 | ||
| D | 18,167 | 11,562 | 30,176 | ||
| D | 15,708 | 14,415 | 30,417 | ||
| D | 13,035 | 11,586 | 25,653 | ||
| D | 9,889 | 7,448 | 20,285 | ||
| D | 9,128 | 8,886 | 23,422 | ||
| R | 8,324 | 10,225 | 18,687 | ||
| R | 7,158 | 11,069 | 18,313 | ||
| R | 8,456 | 9,992 | 20,195 | ||
| R | 9,204 | 9,577 | 19,192 | ||
| R | 6,980 | 10,285 | 17,493 | ||
| R | 6,406 | 8,608 | 16,048 | ||
| D | 9,288 | 6,345 | 15,656 | ||
| R | 6,441 | 10,403 | 16,867 | ||
| R | 5,292 | 10,644 | 16,016 | ||
| R | 5,267 | 12,347 | 17,666 | ||
| R | 5,831 | 7,140 | 13,307 | ||
| R | 5,690 | 9,751 | 15,546 | ||
| R | 6,106 | 9,363 | 15,707 | ||
| D | 8,355 | 5,626 | 14,812 | ||
| D | 7,638 | 5,063 | 12,867 | ||
| R | 5,151 | 7,496 | 12,729 | ||
| O | 555 | 3,935 | 11,052 | ||
| R | 946 | 8,074 | 9,522 | ||
| R | 2,257 | 3,779 | 6,334 | ||
| D | 2,464 | 2,171 | 5,727 | ||
| R | 2,571 | 3,854 | 6,754 | ||
| R | 1,914 | 4,805 | 7,115 | ||
| R | 2,491 | 4,329 | 7,110 | ||
| R | 2,611 | 4,623 | 7,585 | ||
| R | 3,139 | 3,277 | 6,862 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.2%
Irish
12.2%
English
8.9%
Polish
3.6%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.8%
French
2.1%
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: 41.6 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
$79,541
Sauk County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Sauk County$79,541
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Sauk 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
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.6%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Wisconsin Dells and the Baraboo Hills, Sauk County blends a resort economy with small-city manufacturing, producing a voter mix that has swung between parties in every cycle since 2008 — landing at R+1.7 in 2024.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 2008; the Republican margin reached seventy-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,541, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Green County and Clinton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sauk County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sauk County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,584 votes cast, 18,172 went Democratic and 18,798 went Republican.
What is Sauk County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Sauk 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sauk County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sauk County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Sauk County, Wisconsin?
Sauk County, Wisconsin has a population of 66,009 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sauk County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Sauk County, Wisconsin is $79,541 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Sauk County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sauk County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.