UAW country that's trended Republican since the 2010s
Janesville's GM plant closure in 2008 marked a turning point for Rock County, which had voted reliably Democratic for decades; the metro now swings between parties in statewide races by single-digit margins.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.7% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 7.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 4.3% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.0% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -8.3pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.7% | 33.3% | — | — | |
| 11.3% | 29.6% | — | — | |
| 10.4% | 27.4% | — | — | |
| 3.1% | 8.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.6% | — | — |
| 0.6% | 1.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 61.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area? 636,472 residents across 4 counties.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp 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 | D+7.3 | D+10.3 | 3.0pp |