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1876–2024
Clark County, Wisconsin
Clark County·Wisconsin

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

One of Wisconsin's widest presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Clark County, Wisconsin · TheCatalyst31 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+39
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
34,739
2024 ACS
Most similar
Crawford County
IA · similarity 0.99
50 precincts · 15,340 votes cast
Trump · R+39
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−38.9%
4,50910,48115,340
2020R
−36.8%
4,52410,00214,898
2016R
−32.4%
4,2218,65213,673
2012R
−9.0%
6,1727,41213,801
2008D
+7.5%
7,4546,38314,187
2004R
−6.6%
6,9667,96615,125
2000R
−10.8%
5,9317,46114,149
1996D
+7.1%
5,5404,62212,861
1992D
+3.8%
5,5404,97714,885
1988D
+2.7%
6,6426,29613,036
1984R
−17.6%
5,6478,09913,906
1980R
−12.2%
6,0917,92115,023
1976D
+8.3%
7,2386,09513,742
1972R
−19.9%
4,6177,13812,641
1968R
−14.0%
4,6016,32512,354
1964D
+22.7%
7,7814,89712,704
1960R
−10.7%
5,9347,36813,343
1956R
−24.9%
4,7657,94112,754
1952R
−43.9%
3,6529,40613,116
1948R
−9.4%
4,8405,88511,175
1944R
−26.4%
4,6127,94812,657
1940R
−33.4%
4,6839,50114,420
1936D
+13.2%
6,9315,19613,132
1932D
+43.7%
8,3723,13211,999
1928R
−27.1%
3,9386,94811,121
1924R
−25.8%
5523,13010,010
1920R
−70.2%
7456,2467,833
1916R
−33.8%
1,6143,3715,199
1912R
−11.4%
1,5282,0354,462
1908R
−36.1%
1,5763,4915,311
1904R
−56.3%
1,0504,0915,406
1900R
−52.4%
1,1573,8645,167
1896R
−41.9%
1,3183,3284,795
1892R
−8.3%
1,7112,0393,958
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%
Italian
0.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
22.9%
Mainline Protestant
22.7%
Other Christian
10.3%
Baptist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clark County's rural, agricultural character anchors it among Wisconsin's most reliably Republican counties, with the 2024 presidential margin of nearly 39 points placing it well outside the competitive range that defines most of the state.

The Republican margin in Clark County reached its widest at seventy points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Clark County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,400, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,739 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 Crawford County and Oconto County.