A northwoods hub where rural swing margins shape Barron County outcomes
Rice Lake anchors Barron County, a historically competitive slice of northwest Wisconsin where manufacturing employment and agricultural roots produce volatile presidential-year swings that regularly exceed statewide margins.
| Group | Rice Lake, WI | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(7) | 2.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 0.8% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.6% | 38.7% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 28.7% | — | — | |
| 14.4% | 28.5% | — | — | |
| 1.9% | 3.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 0.8% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 49.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Rice Lake, WI metro area? 182,920 residents across 4 counties.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 15pp 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+29.0 | R+26.8 | 2.3pp |