Waupaca County, Wisconsin: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+74 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,5692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,8302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- St. Joseph County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Waupaca CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Waupaca 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 | −20.4% |
| 1896 | −53.5% |
| 1900 | −56.3% |
| 1904 | −67.3% |
| 1908 | −49.6% |
| 1912 | −11.0% |
| 1916 | −43.1% |
| 1920 | −74.2% |
| 1924 | −27.7% |
| 1928 | −45.5% |
| 1932 | +22.9% |
| 1936 | +1.6% |
| 1940 | −40.9% |
| 1944 | −49.3% |
| 1948 | −36.5% |
| 1952 | −62.9% |
| 1956 | −57.8% |
| 1960 | −45.3% |
| 1964 | −9.0% |
| 1968 | −42.0% |
| 1972 | −42.1% |
| 1976 | −22.1% |
| 1980 | −30.3% |
| 1984 | −37.6% |
| 1988 | −23.9% |
| 1992 | −15.5% |
| 1996 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | −18.4% |
| 2004 | −19.1% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −29.7% |
| 2020 | −31.8% |
| 2024 | −33.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,947 | 20,093 | 30,403 | ||
| R | 9,703 | 18,952 | 29,130 | ||
| R | 8,451 | 16,209 | 26,095 | ||
| R | 11,578 | 14,002 | 25,840 | ||
| D | 12,952 | 12,232 | 25,511 | ||
| R | 10,792 | 15,941 | 26,974 | ||
| R | 8,787 | 12,980 | 22,804 | ||
| R | 7,800 | 8,679 | 19,243 | ||
| R | 6,666 | 10,252 | 23,159 | ||
| R | 7,078 | 11,559 | 18,757 | ||
| R | 5,895 | 13,097 | 19,167 | ||
| R | 6,401 | 12,568 | 20,366 | ||
| R | 6,857 | 10,849 | 18,043 | ||
| R | 4,418 | 11,040 | 15,742 | ||
| R | 3,978 | 10,606 | 15,799 | ||
| R | 6,990 | 8,381 | 15,389 | ||
| R | 4,606 | 12,247 | 16,867 | ||
| R | 3,133 | 11,798 | 15,003 | ||
| R | 3,105 | 13,693 | 16,826 | ||
| R | 4,020 | 8,764 | 12,982 | ||
| R | 3,879 | 11,495 | 15,442 | ||
| R | 4,616 | 11,099 | 15,866 | ||
| D | 6,920 | 6,680 | 14,561 | ||
| D | 8,179 | 5,082 | 13,536 | ||
| R | 3,307 | 8,928 | 12,345 | ||
| O | 665 | 3,654 | 10,781 | ||
| R | 888 | 8,302 | 9,997 | ||
| R | 1,720 | 4,492 | 6,431 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 2,204 | 5,853 | ||
| R | 1,483 | 4,785 | 6,652 | ||
| R | 942 | 5,471 | 6,726 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 5,284 | 6,926 | ||
| R | 1,577 | 5,472 | 7,278 | ||
| R | 2,186 | 3,397 | 5,936 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.3%
Irish
9.6%
Polish
7.6%
English
6.4%
American
3.5%
French
2.7%
Italian
1.6%
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: 45.3 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
$72,830
Waupaca County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Waupaca County$72,830
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Waupaca 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
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 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Waupaca's mix of small manufacturing towns and agricultural townships has produced some of Wisconsin's most consistent rightward shifts over the past decade, with 2024's R+33.4 margin nearly doubling its 2012 spread.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 51,569, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,830 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Joseph County and Fulton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Waupaca County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Waupaca County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 33.4 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,403 votes cast, 9,947 went Democratic and 20,093 went Republican.
What is Waupaca County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Waupaca County, Wisconsin in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Waupaca County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waupaca County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Waupaca County, Wisconsin?
Waupaca County, Wisconsin has a population of 51,569 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waupaca County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Waupaca County, Wisconsin is $72,830 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Waupaca County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Waupaca County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.