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1876–2024
Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Chippewa County·Wisconsin

Chippewa County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A once-competitive dairy county that has shifted sharply toward Republicans over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · Skye Marthaler · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
66,799
2024 ACS
Most similar
Price County
WI · similarity 0.99
37 precincts · 38,471 votes cast
Trump · R+23
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−22.9%
14,57323,39938,471
2020R
−20.4%
13,98321,31735,938
2016R
−19.1%
11,88717,91631,568
2012R
−0.3%
15,23715,32230,932
2008D
+9.1%
16,23913,49230,231
2004R
−2.3%
14,75115,45030,524
2000R
−2.8%
12,10212,83526,173
1996D
+10.1%
9,6477,52021,131
1992D
+9.0%
10,4878,21525,230
1988D
+7.9%
11,4479,75721,354
1984R
−3.7%
10,20210,98621,351
1980R
−3.2%
9,83610,53121,912
1976D
+16.9%
11,5388,13720,093
1972R
−1.4%
8,2108,45117,123
1968R
−2.7%
7,3357,77216,403
1964D
+26.9%
10,9116,27717,214
1960D
+6.0%
9,7938,69018,511
1956R
−19.2%
6,6179,78116,461
1952R
−28.3%
6,38011,42917,854
1948D
+11.0%
7,7026,14614,102
1944R
−7.8%
6,5677,69114,351
1940R
−9.5%
7,2508,78116,171
1936D
+14.2%
7,8545,76014,796
1932D
+27.2%
8,4454,79213,421
1928R
−11.3%
5,9857,51413,561
1924R
−37.2%
5605,13512,308
1920R
−69.1%
1,1036,7508,175
1916R
−19.1%
2,2333,3245,716
1912D
+5.7%
2,0281,7365,117
1908R
−22.2%
2,2033,5265,969
1904R
−36.8%
1,6703,7445,631
1900R
−26.0%
2,4464,2156,812
1896R
−10.1%
2,9293,6016,657
1892D
+11.1%
2,5301,9755,003
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
1.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
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
19.9%
Mainline Protestant
12.4%
Other Christian
4.0%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Chippewa County, anchored by the city of Chippewa Falls, swung from a near-toss-up in the early 2000s to an R+22.9 margin in 2024, mirroring the broader rural realignment across Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley.

The Republican margin in Chippewa County reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Chippewa County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,680, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 66,799 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Price County and Iron County.