2024 presidential election
Fond du Lac
TrumpR+9.4
Constituent county margins for Fond du Lac, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 54.0% | 11,528 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 44.6% | 9,525 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 285 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | −10.9% |
| 2020 | −8.3% |
| 2024 | −9.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,525 | 11,528 | 21,338 | ||
| R | 9,527 | 11,289 | 21,212 | ||
| R | 7,927 | 10,037 | 19,387 | ||
| D | 10,096 | 9,980 | 20,076 | ||
| D | 10,579 | 9,517 | 20,343 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Fond du LacCity | WisconsinState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 83.3% | 80.1% | 61.0% |
| Black | 3.0% | 6.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 2.6% | 3.3% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.4% | 8.0% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $62,260 | $77,485 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.4% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.9 | 40.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 19.8% | 18.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 21.3% | 33.4% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 8.6% | 9.0% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 5.2% | 4.9% | 13.6% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 46.8% | German 35.8% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.1% | Irish 10.4% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 6.0% | Polish 7.6% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 30.2%County context | 21.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16.6%County context | 14.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 43.1%County context | 52.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 9.0%County context | 8.4% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.8%
Irish
10.1%
English
6.0%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.8%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,260
Fond du Lac$62,260
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.0%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted43.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Fond du Lac sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 10.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.4 points.
A population of 44,494, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,260 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fond du Lac, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,338 votes cast, 9,525 went Democratic and 11,528 went Republican.
What is Fond du Lac, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fond du Lac, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fond du Lac, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin?
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has a population of 44,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is $62,260 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.