Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 171,7692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Outagamie County, WI · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Winnebago CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Winnebago 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 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | −21.1% |
| 1900 | −13.9% |
| 1904 | −30.1% |
| 1908 | −9.9% |
| 1912 | +24.0% |
| 1916 | −5.8% |
| 1920 | −49.9% |
| 1924 | −40.9% |
| 1928 | −23.4% |
| 1932 | +14.7% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | −9.1% |
| 1944 | −20.0% |
| 1948 | −13.0% |
| 1952 | −36.7% |
| 1956 | −43.8% |
| 1960 | −23.6% |
| 1964 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | −14.3% |
| 1972 | −17.6% |
| 1976 | −13.2% |
| 1980 | −15.7% |
| 1984 | −26.1% |
| 1988 | −10.3% |
| 1992 | −8.4% |
| 1996 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | −5.7% |
| 2004 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | −7.3% |
| 2020 | −4.0% |
| 2024 | −4.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44,660 | 49,179 | 95,371 | ||
| R | 44,060 | 47,796 | 94,032 | ||
| R | 37,047 | 43,445 | 87,135 | ||
| D | 45,449 | 42,122 | 89,173 | ||
| D | 48,167 | 37,946 | 87,677 | ||
| R | 40,943 | 46,542 | 88,596 | ||
| R | 33,983 | 38,330 | 76,080 | ||
| D | 29,564 | 27,880 | 65,247 | ||
| R | 27,234 | 33,709 | 77,386 | ||
| R | 28,508 | 35,085 | 64,003 | ||
| R | 22,791 | 39,014 | 62,183 | ||
| R | 24,203 | 34,286 | 64,353 | ||
| R | 24,485 | 32,149 | 58,082 | ||
| R | 20,450 | 29,488 | 51,482 | ||
| R | 18,605 | 25,361 | 47,104 | ||
| D | 23,636 | 21,084 | 44,835 | ||
| R | 17,656 | 28,598 | 46,334 | ||
| R | 11,115 | 28,759 | 40,254 | ||
| R | 13,016 | 28,172 | 41,328 | ||
| R | 13,116 | 17,165 | 31,110 | ||
| R | 12,841 | 19,310 | 32,420 | ||
| R | 15,570 | 18,697 | 34,535 | ||
| D | 18,522 | 11,679 | 31,621 | ||
| D | 15,591 | 11,505 | 27,852 | ||
| R | 9,995 | 16,191 | 26,501 | ||
| R | 1,801 | 11,239 | 23,078 | ||
| R | 3,397 | 12,035 | 17,308 | ||
| R | 5,242 | 5,923 | 11,731 | ||
| O | 4,631 | 1,922 | 11,296 | ||
| R | 5,511 | 6,797 | 13,011 | ||
| R | 4,006 | 7,720 | 12,326 | ||
| R | 5,605 | 7,467 | 13,414 | ||
| R | 5,089 | 7,898 | 13,334 | ||
| D | 5,893 | 5,354 | 11,882 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.7%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.8%
English
6.5%
American
4.2%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.7 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
$74,925
Winnebago County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Winnebago County$74,925
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Winnebago 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
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Winnebago anchors the Fox Valley manufacturing belt and has moved from a reliable swing county toward modest Republican margins, tracking a broader blue-collar realignment visible across Wisconsin's lakeshore industrial corridor.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,925, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Outagamie County and Essex County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Winnebago County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winnebago County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,371 votes cast, 44,660 went Democratic and 49,179 went Republican.
What is Winnebago County, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Winnebago 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Winnebago County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winnebago County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Winnebago County, Wisconsin has a population of 171,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Winnebago County, Wisconsin is $74,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winnebago County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.