† 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
GroupWhitewaterWisconsinUnited States
German34.9%35.8%12.5%
Irish13.0%10.4%9.4%
English8.7%6.7%9.5%
Polish8.0%7.6%2.2%
Norwegian5.1%6.1%—
Italian4.9%2.7%4.8%
American3.9%3.4%5.3%
Swedish2.8%——
Mexican8.5%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
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
Whitewater
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
22.1
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
48.8%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.0%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Whitewater
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$54,969
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.8%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Whitewater
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.9%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.2%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.9%
0.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Whitewater
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.
Whitewater, Wisconsin
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+11.6%
2008
+27.7%
2012
+21.4%
2016
+13.8%
2020
+21.2%
2024
+13.4%
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
D
56.0%Harris3,156
42.6%Trump2,400
1.3%
D+13.4
R+7.8
D+14.9
5,632
D
59.5%Biden3,007
38.3%Trump1,936
2.3%
D+21.2
D+7.4
D+16.7
5,058
D
51.7%Clinton3,647
38.0%Trump2,676
10.3%
D+13.8
R+7.7
D+11.7
7,049
D
60.0%Obama4,321
38.6%Romney2,777
1.4%
D+21.4
R+6.3
D+17.6
7,200
D
63.2%Obama4,964
35.4%McCain2,784
1.4%
D+27.7
D+16.2
D+20.5
7,858
D
55.2%Kerry3,982
43.6%Bush3,148
1.1%
D+11.6
—
D+14.0
7,212
Whitewater's University of Wisconsin campus shapes its electorate with a younger, more transient voting population than surrounding Walworth County, making registration drives and student turnout central variables in close cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.4 points.
A population of 15,807, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,969 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Platteville and Edinboro.
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, Whitewater, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 13.4 points (D+13.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,632 votes cast, 3,156 went Democratic and 2,400 went Republican.
How many people live in Whitewater, Wisconsin?
Whitewater, Wisconsin has a population of 15,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Whitewater, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Whitewater, Wisconsin is $54,969 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Whitewater, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Whitewater, Wisconsin from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
