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1892–2024
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Appleton, WI
presidential margin
2008D+9.52012R+3.92016R+14.52020R+12.12024R+12.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+12.4
2024
median income$85,875U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate6.2%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)32.8%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english7.3%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German43.4%
Irish9.8%
Dutch7.1%
Mexican3.8%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Hmong2.1%
Asian Indian0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%
African American†1.0%
religion
other traditions
Mainline7.0%
Muslim0.5%
Latter-day Saints0.4%
Other faiths0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Appleton, WI, Wisconsin

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Appleton, WITrumpR+12.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Appleton, WI, WIA map of the constituent counties of Appleton, WI, WI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Calumet County, WI · R+19.9Outagamie County, WI · R+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.4%80,315
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.1%62,365
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.5%2,168
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Appleton, WI, WI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Calumet County, WIRepublicanR+19.9
Outagamie County, WIRepublicanR+10.2
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.1%Harris62,365
55.4%Trump80,315
1.5%Kennedy2,168
−12.4%
144,848
R
43.1%Biden59,783
55.1%Trump76,541
1.8%Jorgensen2,472
−12.1%
138,796
R
39.6%Clinton47,710
54.1%Trump65,246
6.3%Johnson7,572
−14.5%
120,528
R
47.2%Obama57,148
51.2%Romney61,911
1.6%Scattering1,957
−3.9%
121,016
D
53.9%Obama63,589
44.4%McCain52,399
1.7%Nader2,049
+9.5%
118,037
R
43.8%Kerry50,459
55.2%Bush63,624
1.1%Nader1,243
−11.4%
115,326
R
42.8%Gore40,937
52.6%Bush50,297
4.7%Nader4,455
−9.8%
95,689
D
44.0%Clinton35,755
42.9%Dole34,807
13.1%Perot10,626
+1.2%
81,188
R
32.2%Clinton29,436
41.5%Bush37,911
26.2%Perot23,965
−9.3%
91,312
R
45.1%Dukakis34,252
54.2%Bush41,220
0.7%Scattering514
−9.2%
75,986
R
34.6%Mondale24,526
64.5%Reagan45,743
0.8%Bergland602
−29.9%
70,871
R
35.7%Carter26,320
53.4%Reagan39,385
10.9%Anderson8,029
−17.7%
73,734
R
44.7%Carter29,320
53.2%Ford34,952
2.1%McCarthy1,367
−8.6%
65,639
R
38.7%McGovern22,251
59.0%Nixon33,979
2.3%Schmitz1,320
−20.4%
57,550
R
34.0%Humphrey17,833
58.8%Nixon30,872
7.2%Wallace3,799
−24.8%
52,504
D
54.4%Johnson26,912
45.5%Goldwater22,500
0.1%Hass60
+8.9%
49,472
R
42.3%Kennedy21,599
57.5%Nixon29,312
0.2%Byrd97
−15.1%
51,008
R
23.2%Stevenson9,824
76.1%Eisenhower32,256
0.7%Andrews305
−52.9%
42,385
R
25.4%Stevenson11,343
74.5%Eisenhower33,243
0.1%Hallinan49
−49.1%
44,635
R
40.2%Truman13,895
58.8%Dewey20,346
1.0%Thurmond340
−18.7%
34,581
R
33.1%Roosevelt11,921
66.4%Dewey23,905
0.5%Thomas189
−33.3%
36,015
R
38.3%Roosevelt14,492
61.0%Willkie23,060
0.6%Thomas240
−22.7%
37,792
D
60.5%Roosevelt20,857
33.2%Landon11,457
6.3%Lemke2,163
+27.3%
34,477
D
67.9%Roosevelt21,671
30.5%Hoover9,730
1.6%Thomas502
+37.4%
31,903
D
52.2%Smith16,345
47.2%Hoover14,783
0.5%Thomas159
+5.0%
31,287
O
7.9%Davis1,824
31.7%Coolidge7,364
60.4%La Follette14,018
La Follette +28.7
23,206
R
18.8%Cox3,707
75.6%Harding14,870
5.6%Debs1,104
−56.7%
19,681
R
43.2%Wilson5,824
54.1%Hughes7,281
2.7%Benson365
−10.8%
13,470
D
49.5%Wilson5,505
29.8%Taft3,315
20.8%Roosevelt2,311
+19.7%
11,131
R
45.8%Bryan5,997
50.8%Taft6,655
3.5%Debs454
−5.0%
13,106
R
35.2%Parker4,401
61.5%Roosevelt7,685
3.3%Debs418
−26.3%
12,504
R
45.1%Bryan5,918
52.4%McKinley6,876
2.5%Woolley333
−7.3%
13,127
R
44.9%Bryan5,965
52.6%McKinley6,980
2.5%Palmer333
−7.6%
13,278
D
61.1%Cleveland6,408
34.7%Harrison3,642
4.2%Weaver442
+26.4%
10,492
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −12.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−12.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+26.4%
1896−7.6%
1900−7.3%
1904−26.3%
1908−5.0%
1912+19.7%
1916−10.8%
1920−56.7%
1924−23.9%
1928+5.0%
1932+37.4%
1936+27.3%
1940−22.7%
1944−33.3%
1948−18.7%
1952−49.1%
1956−52.9%
1960−15.1%
1964+8.9%
1968−24.8%
1972−20.4%
1976−8.6%
1980−17.7%
1984−29.9%
1988−9.2%
1992−9.3%
1996+1.2%
2000−9.8%
2004−11.4%
2008+9.5%
2012−3.9%
2016−14.5%
2020−12.1%
2024−12.4%
DemocraticRepublican

The Appleton metro anchors Wisconsin's Fox Valley, a historically paper-and-packaging economy whose blue-collar workforce has shifted ticket-splitting patterns noticeably over the past three federal election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.7 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 12.4 points.

A population of 245,768, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,875 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Green Bay, WI and Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Green Bay, WI
94.4twin score
elasticity% Catholic2008–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
86.5twin score
2008 marginelasticityGerman ancestry≠ % unaffiliated
Wausau, WI
86.5twin score
elasticity2008 marginGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Appleton, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Appleton, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 12.4 points (R+12.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 144,848 votes cast, 62,365 went Democratic and 80,315 went Republican.
When did Appleton, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Appleton, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Appleton, WI, Wisconsin?
Appleton, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 245,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Appleton, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Appleton, WI, Wisconsin is $85,875 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Appleton, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Appleton, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.