† 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
GroupRice LakeWisconsinUnited States
German35.6%35.8%12.5%
Norwegian15.3%6.1%—
Irish9.1%10.4%9.4%
English6.9%6.7%9.5%
Swedish4.5%——
Polish3.6%7.6%2.2%
French3.6%2.2%1.6%
American3.3%3.4%5.3%
Mexican3.9%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.1%1.8%
African American†1.6%5.3%9.9%
Somali0.8%——
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
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
36
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$52,417
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.9%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.8%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rice Lake
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.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.8%
2008
+13.1%
2012
+5.8%
2016
−14.4%
2020
−8.5%
2024
−13.6%
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
42.2%Harris1,922
55.8%Trump2,541
1.9%
R+13.6
R+5.1
R+12.1
4,551
R
44.8%Biden1,923
53.3%Trump2,290
2.0%
R+8.5
D+5.9
R+13.0
4,297
R
39.9%Clinton1,552
54.4%Trump2,113
5.7%
R+14.4
R+20.3
R+16.5
3,887
D
52.1%Obama2,084
46.3%Romney1,851
1.6%
D+5.8
R+7.3
D+2.0
3,998
D
55.8%Obama2,320
42.6%McCain1,774
1.6%
D+13.1
D+9.3
D+5.8
4,161
D
51.8%Kerry2,225
48.0%Bush2,062
0.1%
D+3.8
—
D+6.3
4,292
Rice Lake sits at the edge of Wisconsin's lake country, drawing seasonal visitors while its year-round population of roughly 9,000 tilts the local electorate toward working-class rural priorities more than the college-town dynamics seen elsewhere in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.6 points.
A population of 9,030, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,417 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall and Tomah.
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, Rice Lake, Wisconsin voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+13.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,551 votes cast, 1,922 went Democratic and 2,541 went Republican.
When did Rice Lake, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rice Lake, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rice Lake, Wisconsin?
Rice Lake, Wisconsin has a population of 9,030 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rice Lake, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Rice Lake, Wisconsin is $52,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Rice Lake, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rice Lake, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
