A college town anchored by UW-Stout in the Chippewa Valley
Menomonie's electorate tilts younger than surrounding Dunn County precincts, a pattern common to communities where a state university forms the economic and demographic core. The metro swings notably in cycles with high student-turnout mobilization.
| Group | Menomonie, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.4% | 57.4% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.4% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.8% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 1.6% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 0.5% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -16.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1% | 44.2% | — | — | |
| 15.5% | 32.5% | — | — | |
| 9.6% | 20.1% | — | — | |
| 1.5% | 3.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.4% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 52.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Menomonie, WI metro area? 172,149 residents across 4 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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+15.9 | R+12.6 | 3.3pp |