† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBerlinWisconsinUnited States
German40.6%35.8%12.5%
Polish9.5%7.6%2.2%
Irish9.3%10.4%9.4%
English6.5%6.7%9.5%
American4.2%3.4%5.3%
Dutch3.3%——
Italian3.2%2.7%4.8%
Norwegian3.2%6.1%—
Mexican6.8%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.8%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.8%—0.7%
Spaniard0.6%——
Panamanian0.4%——
Hmong1.7%1.0%—
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Berlin
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
40.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Berlin
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$59,472
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Berlin
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Berlin
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
—
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Berlin, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.8%
2008
−0.6%
2012
−6.1%
2016
−25.8%
2020
−24.8%
2024
−25.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
36.6%Harris989
62.2%Trump1,683
1.2%
R+25.7
R+0.8
R+24.2
2,704
R
36.6%Biden944
61.4%Trump1,585
2.0%
R+24.8
D+0.9
R+29.3
2,581
R
34.3%Clinton789
60.1%Trump1,382
5.6%
R+25.8
R+19.6
R+27.9
2,300
R
46.4%Obama1,097
52.5%Romney1,242
1.1%
R+6.1
R+5.6
R+10.0
2,364
R
48.4%Obama1,162
49.0%McCain1,176
2.6%
R+0.6
D+14.2
R+7.9
2,401
R
41.5%Kerry1,043
56.3%Bush1,415
2.2%
R+14.8
—
R+12.3
2,514
Berlin sits in Green Lake County, a rural-leaning stretch where a shrinking manufacturing base has reshuffled voter coalitions over the past two decades, making it a quiet bellwether for working-class white communities across central Wisconsin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.7 points.
A population of 5,562, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,472 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mayville and Little Falls.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Berlin, Wisconsin voted Republican by 25.7 points (R+25.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,704 votes cast, 989 went Democratic and 1,683 went Republican.
How many people live in Berlin, Wisconsin?
Berlin, Wisconsin has a population of 5,562 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berlin, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Berlin, Wisconsin is $59,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Berlin, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Berlin, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
