† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
14 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLa Crosse-Eau ClaireUnited States
German37.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.5%—
Irish10.3%9.4%
English6.7%9.5%
Polish5.8%2.2%
American3.8%5.3%
French2.3%1.6%
Swedish1.7%—
Mexican2.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Hmong1.2%—
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
African American†1.0%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
La Crosse-Eau Claire
United States
Median age
39.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
La Crosse-Eau Claire
United States
Median household income
$72,233
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
La Crosse-Eau Claire
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.4%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
La Crosse-Eau Claire
United States
Catholic
17.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.3%
1896
−29.1%
1900
−31.2%
1904
−44.6%
1908
−27.2%
1912
+1.1%
1916
−13.9%
1920
−64.9%
1924
−30.3%
1928
−23.2%
1932
+27.0%
1936
+19.8%
1940
−11.3%
1944
−11.3%
1948
+5.8%
1952
−29.5%
1956
−20.4%
1960
−8.9%
1964
+21.6%
1968
−10.4%
1972
−17.5%
1976
+0.5%
1980
−7.0%
1984
−10.9%
1988
+4.0%
1992
+8.9%
1996
+14.1%
2000
+3.2%
2004
+4.9%
2008
+18.3%
2012
+9.8%
2016
−5.5%
2020
−5.0%
2024
−7.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
45.3%Harris147,116
53.2%Trump172,709
0.6%Kennedy1,953 +9
R+7.9
R+2.9
R+6.4
324,862
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.2%172,709
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic45.3%147,116
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.6%1,953
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%963
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%884
OtherAll other candidates0.1%475
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%379
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%145
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.0%140
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%55
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%40
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%3
R
46.5%Biden143,409
51.5%Trump158,817
2.0%
R+5.0
D+0.5
R+9.4
308,247
R
43.7%Clinton123,701
49.2%Trump139,301
7.1%
R+5.5
R+15.3
R+7.6
283,078
D
54.1%Obama152,963
44.3%Romney125,297
1.7%
D+9.8
R+8.5
D+5.9
282,973
D
58.3%Obama165,024
40.0%McCain113,268
1.8%
D+18.3
D+13.3
D+11.0
283,280
D
51.9%Kerry149,338
46.9%Bush135,109
1.2%
D+4.9
D+1.7
D+7.4
287,956
D
48.8%Gore123,489
45.6%Bush115,418
5.5%
D+3.2
R+10.9
D+2.7
252,870
D
48.9%Clinton106,471
34.8%Dole75,720
16.3%
D+14.1
D+5.3
D+5.6
217,701
D
42.6%Clinton107,121
33.7%Bush84,794
23.7%
D+8.9
D+4.8
D+3.3
251,685
D
51.6%Dukakis110,899
47.6%Bush102,205
0.8%
D+4.0
D+14.9
D+11.8
214,741
R
44.2%Mondale97,353
55.1%Reagan121,276
0.7%
R+10.9
R+3.9
D+7.4
220,198
R
42.3%Carter96,831
49.2%Reagan112,828
8.5%
R+7.0
R+7.5
D+2.8
229,141
D
49.2%Carter103,547
48.7%Ford102,491
2.1%
D+0.5
D+18.0
R+1.6
210,453
R
40.1%McGovern72,982
57.6%Nixon104,930
2.3%
R+17.5
R+7.1
D+5.6
182,176
R
41.0%Humphrey69,405
51.4%Nixon87,039
7.5%
R+10.4
R+32.0
R+9.7
169,188
D
60.7%Johnson103,062
39.1%Goldwater66,449
0.1%
D+21.6
D+30.4
R+1.0
169,762
R
45.5%Kennedy82,497
54.4%Nixon98,579
0.1%
R+8.9
D+11.5
R+9.0
181,344
R
39.7%Stevenson65,445
60.0%Eisenhower99,057
0.3%
R+20.4
D+9.2
R+5.0
165,024
R
35.1%Stevenson61,564
64.6%Eisenhower113,400
0.3%
R+29.5
R+35.4
R+18.8
175,420
D
52.0%Truman74,574
46.2%Dewey66,261
1.7%
D+5.8
D+17.1
D+1.3
143,290
R
44.1%Roosevelt66,655
55.4%Dewey83,688
0.5%
R+11.3
D+0.1
R+18.8
151,122
R
43.9%Roosevelt74,892
55.2%Willkie94,207
0.8%
R+11.3
R+31.1
R+21.3
170,546
D
57.2%Roosevelt88,203
37.4%Landon57,707
5.4%
D+19.8
R+7.2
R+4.5
154,231
D
62.6%Roosevelt84,084
35.6%Hoover47,789
1.9%
D+27.0
D+50.2
D+9.2
134,374
R
38.0%Smith50,476
61.2%Hoover81,259
0.9%
R+23.2
D+7.1
R+5.7
132,869
O
6.5%Davis7,558
36.7%Coolidge42,844
56.8%
La Follette +20.0
D+34.6
R+5.1
116,627
R
14.9%Cox13,972
79.7%Harding74,894
5.4%
R+64.9
R+50.9
R+38.7
93,938
R
41.1%Wilson24,628
55.0%Hughes32,972
4.0%
R+13.9
R+15.0
R+17.1
59,995
D
38.4%Wilson21,785
37.4%Taft21,171
24.2%
D+1.1
D+28.3
R+18.5
56,671
R
34.5%Bryan22,533
61.7%Taft40,267
3.8%
R+27.2
D+17.5
R+17.6
65,258
R
25.7%Parker16,363
70.3%Roosevelt44,780
4.0%
R+44.6
R+13.5
R+25.0
63,665
R
33.0%Bryan21,883
64.2%McKinley42,549
2.8%
R+31.2
R+2.1
R+23.6
66,284
R
34.0%Bryan23,595
63.1%McKinley43,787
2.9%
R+29.1
R+23.8
R+23.0
69,419
R
43.1%Cleveland25,504
48.4%Harrison28,614
8.5%
R+5.3
—
R+6.9
59,129
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,185 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,095 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in La Crosse-Eau Claire in La Crosse-Eau Claire: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−143
2012
−526
2013
−136
2014
−1,803
2015
−1,313
2016
−463
2017
−270
2018
+437
2019
−512
2021
−1,631
2022
+1,616
2023
+1,351
2024
+1,113
2025
+1,185
Spanning western Wisconsin from the Minnesota border inland, this media market blends mid-size river cities with rural agricultural counties, producing a competitive mix that has tracked closely with statewide margins in recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.9 points.
A population of 577,696, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,233 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rochester-Mason City-Austin and Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque.
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How did La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.9 points (R+7.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 324,862 votes cast, 147,116 went Democratic and 172,709 went Republican.
When did La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin has a population of 577,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin is $72,233 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
