2024 presidential election
Waukesha
TrumpR+5.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.2% | 21,020 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.3% | 18,646 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 620 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −16.0% |
| 2016 | −10.3% |
| 2020 | −5.5% |
| 2024 | −5.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46.3%Harris18,646 | 52.2%Trump21,020 | 1.5% | 40,286 | ||
| R | 46.2%Biden18,177 | 51.7%Trump20,328 | 2.1%incl. Jorgensen | 39,349 | ||
| R | 40.8%Clinton14,625 | 51.1%Trump18,323 | 8.1%incl. Johnson | 35,848 | ||
| R | 42.0%Obama15,785 | 58.0%Romney21,786 | 0.0% | 37,571 | ||
| R | 45.2%Obama16,556 | 53.7%McCain19,684 | 1.1% | 36,657 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | WaukeshaCity | WisconsinState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 81.7% | 80.1% | 61.0% |
| Black | 2.8% | 6.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 9.0% | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.9% | 3.3% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.3% | 8.0% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $83,837 | $77,485 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.7 | 40.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.4% | 18.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 48.9% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.7% | 9.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.8% | 5.0% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.0% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 41.7% | German 35.8% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.3% | Irish 10.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Polish 11.6% | Polish 7.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 31.4%County context | 21.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 18.0%County context | 14.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 39.7%County context | 52.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.8%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
41.7%
Irish
12.3%
Polish
11.6%
English
7.1%
Italian
5.6%
American
4.3%
Norwegian
3.7%
French
2.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.6%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Cuban
0.2%
Argentinean
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.9%
Chinese
0.6%
Hmong
0.3%
Filipino
0.2%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Pakistani
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.7 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
$83,837
Waukesha$83,837
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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)5.0%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.2%
German or other West Germanic0.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Korean0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted39.7%
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.
Waukesha sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.0 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 5.9 points.
A population of 71,233, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,837 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Waukesha, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Waukesha, Wisconsin voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+5.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,286 votes cast, 18,646 went Democratic and 21,020 went Republican.
How many people live in Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Waukesha, Wisconsin has a population of 71,233 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Waukesha, Wisconsin is $83,837 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Waukesha, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.