Sauk County seat where tourism economy meets rural-exurban voter shifts
Baraboo anchors a small metro straddling the Wisconsin Dells tourism corridor and agricultural hinterland, producing a electorate that has swung notably in statewide races over the past two decades.
| Group | Baraboo, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 4.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.4% | 37.7% | — | — | |
| 16.4% | 33.7% | — | — | |
| 12.4% | 25.4% | — | — | |
| 1.3% | 2.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.3% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 51.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Baraboo, WI metro area? 242,790 residents across 4 counties.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 11pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+1.7 | D+1.4 | 3.1pp |