Vernon County, Wisconsin: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+77 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,0492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,8932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Vernon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Vernon 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 | −32.2% |
| 1896 | −44.9% |
| 1900 | −54.1% |
| 1904 | −69.1% |
| 1908 | −43.3% |
| 1912 | −30.5% |
| 1916 | −21.8% |
| 1920 | −76.6% |
| 1924 | −25.8% |
| 1928 | −43.6% |
| 1932 | +32.7% |
| 1936 | +10.9% |
| 1940 | −6.7% |
| 1944 | −2.4% |
| 1948 | +11.5% |
| 1952 | −30.8% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | −17.6% |
| 1964 | +14.7% |
| 1968 | −20.4% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | −5.0% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | −12.2% |
| 1988 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | +22.0% |
| 2012 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | −4.4% |
| 2020 | −4.8% |
| 2024 | −7.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,514 | 8,807 | 16,609 | ||
| R | 7,457 | 8,218 | 15,923 | ||
| R | 6,371 | 7,004 | 14,275 | ||
| D | 8,044 | 5,942 | 14,269 | ||
| D | 8,463 | 5,367 | 14,075 | ||
| D | 7,924 | 6,774 | 14,845 | ||
| D | 6,577 | 5,684 | 13,044 | ||
| D | 5,572 | 3,796 | 11,226 | ||
| D | 5,673 | 4,072 | 12,716 | ||
| D | 5,754 | 5,226 | 11,078 | ||
| R | 5,051 | 6,469 | 11,603 | ||
| R | 5,501 | 6,528 | 12,773 | ||
| R | 5,534 | 6,132 | 11,892 | ||
| R | 3,407 | 6,836 | 10,385 | ||
| R | 3,666 | 5,824 | 10,555 | ||
| D | 6,242 | 4,640 | 10,898 | ||
| R | 4,836 | 6,909 | 11,760 | ||
| R | 4,923 | 6,200 | 11,140 | ||
| R | 4,032 | 7,619 | 11,663 | ||
| D | 5,226 | 4,139 | 9,470 | ||
| R | 5,409 | 5,676 | 11,121 | ||
| R | 5,776 | 6,614 | 12,492 | ||
| D | 6,044 | 4,811 | 11,357 | ||
| D | 5,939 | 2,979 | 9,057 | ||
| R | 2,559 | 6,596 | 9,254 | ||
| O | 406 | 2,670 | 8,779 | ||
| R | 627 | 5,694 | 6,619 | ||
| R | 1,830 | 2,912 | 4,967 | ||
| R | 1,253 | 2,663 | 4,617 | ||
| R | 1,561 | 4,114 | 5,902 | ||
| R | 762 | 4,744 | 5,761 | ||
| R | 1,268 | 4,463 | 5,904 | ||
| R | 1,627 | 4,393 | 6,157 | ||
| R | 1,440 | 3,106 | 5,181 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.8%
Irish
9.2%
English
7.2%
American
3.0%
Italian
2.7%
French
2.4%
Polish
2.3%
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: 41.9 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
$71,893
Vernon County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vernon County$71,893
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Vernon 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European10.2%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vernon County's economy revolves around agriculture and small manufacturing, and its presidential margins have shifted more than 20 points toward Republicans since 2000, a pattern common to dairying communities across western Wisconsin.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A median household income of $71,893, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 31,049 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and Roosevelt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vernon County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vernon County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.8 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,609 votes cast, 7,514 went Democratic and 8,807 went Republican.
What is Vernon County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Vernon County, Wisconsin in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 Vernon County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernon County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Vernon County, Wisconsin?
Vernon County, Wisconsin has a population of 31,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernon County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Vernon County, Wisconsin is $71,893 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Vernon County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vernon County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.