Adams County, Wisconsin

2024 results by precinct

20 precincts · 12,882 votes cast

Trump · R+26

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−25.8%	4,443	7,763	12,882
2020	R	−25.7%	4,329	7,362	11,818
2016	R	−21.9%	3,745	5,966	10,130
2012	D	+8.7%	5,542	4,644	10,287
2008	D	+18.3%	5,806	3,974	9,986
2004	D	+5.3%	5,447	4,890	10,456
2000	D	+9.9%	4,826	3,920	9,116
1996	D	+21.3%	4,119	2,450	7,824
1992	D	+13.3%	3,539	2,465	8,048
1988	D	+4.9%	3,598	3,258	6,883
1984	R	−14.5%	2,714	3,645	6,411
1980	R	−8.1%	2,773	3,304	6,518
1976	D	+12.7%	3,089	2,377	5,588
1972	R	−8.9%	1,833	2,200	4,137
1968	R	−2.0%	1,614	1,691	3,774
1964	D	+29.9%	2,262	1,219	3,489
1960	R	−15.2%	1,551	2,109	3,674
1956	R	−19.6%	1,244	1,854	3,117
1952	R	−31.2%	1,180	2,259	3,457
1948	D	+5.8%	1,419	1,259	2,761
1944	R	−3.3%	1,478	1,579	3,072
1940	D	+1.7%	1,883	1,818	3,730
1936	D	+30.7%	2,289	1,191	3,579
1932	D	+45.5%	2,120	777	2,949
1928	R	−27.5%	914	1,624	2,580
1924	R	−22.6%	173	779	2,687
1920	R	−56.6%	392	1,528	2,007
1916	R	−7.1%	824	957	1,871
1912	R	−15.2%	462	689	1,495
1908	R	−43.2%	436	1,167	1,692
1904	R	−64.3%	273	1,399	1,751
1900	R	−56.5%	409	1,513	1,953
1896	R	−55.8%	391	1,432	1,866
1892	R	−40.4%	402	972	1,411
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

1.6%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 55.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.6%

85+

1.6%

4.5%

75–84

4.6%

10.6%

65–74

9.3%

9.6%

55–64

9.1%

6.2%

45–54

5.1%

6.8%

35–44

3.9%

5.1%

25–34

3.5%

2.9%

18–24

2.1%

5.5%

5–17

5.1%

1.6%

1.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,442

Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Adams County$59,442

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Other Christian

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Methodist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 87.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Adams County's economy centers on tourism and agriculture around its many glacial lakes, and its largely white, working-class electorate has moved roughly 20 points toward Republican presidential candidates since 2004.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-six points in 1932; the Republican margin reached sixty-four points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Adams County's demographics — a population of 21,123, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $59,442 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mercer County and Henderson County.

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Adams County delivered a near-tie in 2024.