† 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
GroupGermantownWisconsinUnited States
German48.0%35.8%12.5%
Irish10.5%10.4%9.4%
Polish9.2%7.6%2.2%
English6.2%6.7%9.5%
Italian3.8%2.7%4.8%
American3.6%3.4%5.3%
Norwegian2.9%6.1%—
French2.2%2.2%1.6%
Asian Indian2.0%0.6%1.4%
Filipino1.2%0.2%0.9%
Hmong1.2%1.0%—
African American†3.2%5.3%9.9%
Mexican1.8%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.1%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
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
Germantown
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
44.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.4%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Germantown
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$100,231
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.4%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Germantown
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.4%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.9%
0.7%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.4%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Germantown
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.
Germantown, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−39.0%
2008
−27.6%
2012
−37.0%
2016
−29.7%
2020
−22.4%
2024
−17.7%
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
40.5%Harris5,668
58.2%Trump8,142
1.3%
R+17.7
D+4.8
R+16.2
13,996
R
38.0%Biden5,203
60.4%Trump8,275
1.5%
R+22.4
D+7.3
R+26.9
13,689
R
32.1%Clinton3,879
61.8%Trump7,473
6.2%
R+29.7
D+7.3
R+31.8
12,096
R
31.0%Obama3,847
68.0%Romney8,447
1.0%
R+37.0
R+9.4
R+40.9
12,422
R
35.6%Obama4,235
63.2%McCain7,516
1.1%
R+27.6
D+11.4
R+34.9
11,884
R
30.4%Kerry3,493
69.4%Bush7,977
0.2%
R+39.0
—
R+36.5
11,498
Germantown has grown steadily as a bedroom community northwest of Milwaukee, drawing white-collar commuters whose voting patterns have shifted the village from reliably Republican toward contested territory in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.7 points.
A population of 20,962, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,231 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pewaukee and Jackson.
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, Germantown, Wisconsin voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+17.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,996 votes cast, 5,668 went Democratic and 8,142 went Republican.
How many people live in Germantown, Wisconsin?
Germantown, Wisconsin has a population of 20,962 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Germantown, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Germantown, Wisconsin is $100,231 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Germantown, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Germantown, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
