Taylor County, Wisconsin: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,0242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cottonwood County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Taylor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Taylor 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 | +10.0% |
| 1896 | −31.5% |
| 1900 | −16.5% |
| 1904 | −39.2% |
| 1908 | −26.3% |
| 1912 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | −27.3% |
| 1920 | −65.1% |
| 1924 | −25.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +52.3% |
| 1936 | +42.4% |
| 1940 | +1.3% |
| 1944 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −27.5% |
| 1956 | −16.3% |
| 1960 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | +34.3% |
| 1968 | −1.9% |
| 1972 | −16.1% |
| 1976 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −19.9% |
| 1988 | −5.8% |
| 1992 | −1.2% |
| 1996 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | −22.5% |
| 2004 | −18.4% |
| 2008 | −0.2% |
| 2012 | −19.3% |
| 2016 | −44.2% |
| 2020 | −46.5% |
| 2024 | −48.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,823 | 8,209 | 11,186 | ||
| R | 2,693 | 7,657 | 10,686 | ||
| R | 2,393 | 6,579 | 9,471 | ||
| R | 3,763 | 5,601 | 9,512 | ||
| R | 4,563 | 4,586 | 9,346 | ||
| R | 3,829 | 5,582 | 9,543 | ||
| R | 3,254 | 5,278 | 8,992 | ||
| D | 3,253 | 3,108 | 7,932 | ||
| R | 3,305 | 3,415 | 9,359 | ||
| R | 3,785 | 4,254 | 8,100 | ||
| R | 3,271 | 4,918 | 8,269 | ||
| R | 3,739 | 4,596 | 8,958 | ||
| D | 4,101 | 3,591 | 7,901 | ||
| R | 2,934 | 4,125 | 7,383 | ||
| R | 2,910 | 3,043 | 6,922 | ||
| D | 4,624 | 2,261 | 6,898 | ||
| D | 3,768 | 3,447 | 7,237 | ||
| R | 2,759 | 3,843 | 6,654 | ||
| R | 2,768 | 4,892 | 7,710 | ||
| D | 3,184 | 2,579 | 6,124 | ||
| D | 3,215 | 3,194 | 6,621 | ||
| D | 3,771 | 3,668 | 7,678 | ||
| D | 4,721 | 1,758 | 6,989 | ||
| D | 4,219 | 1,107 | 5,947 | ||
| R | 2,095 | 2,648 | 4,849 | ||
| O | 185 | 1,389 | 4,710 | ||
| R | 282 | 2,707 | 3,724 | ||
| R | 845 | 1,544 | 2,564 | ||
| D | 821 | 773 | 2,286 | ||
| R | 924 | 1,627 | 2,676 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,725 | 2,544 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 1,420 | 2,469 | ||
| R | 710 | 1,387 | 2,150 | ||
| D | 904 | 734 | 1,699 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
49.2%
Polish
10.9%
Irish
7.2%
English
4.8%
American
4.0%
French
1.9%
Italian
1.4%
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: 44.2 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
$69,350
Taylor County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taylor County$69,350
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Taylor 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
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.3%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taylor County's R+48.1 margin in 2024 places it among Wisconsin's most Republican-leaning counties, reflecting the broader rural realignment that has reshaped small-population, timber-and-agriculture communities across the Upper Midwest over the past decade.
The Democratic margin here peaked at fifty-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 20,024, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,350 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cottonwood County and Lyon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taylor County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taylor County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 48.1 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,186 votes cast, 2,823 went Democratic and 8,209 went Republican.
What is Taylor County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Taylor County, Wisconsin in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 Taylor County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylor County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Taylor County, Wisconsin?
Taylor County, Wisconsin has a population of 20,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylor County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Taylor County, Wisconsin is $69,350 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Taylor County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taylor County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.