A small Wisconsin metro where statewide races are often decided elsewhere
Beaver Dam anchors Dodge County, a largely rural and small-industrial corridor that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past decade, posting a 35-point spread in 2024 that reflects broader rural realignment across the upper Midwest.
| Group | Beaver Dam, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 90.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 4.3% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 2.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -19.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.9% | 47.2% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 32.6% | — | — | |
| 8.1% | 18.2% | — | — | |
| 0.9% | 2.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 1.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 55.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Beaver Dam, WI metro area? 350,640 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+32.9 | R+30.3 | 2.6pp |