Forest County, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,3692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lincoln County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Forest CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Forest County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,681 | 3,382 | 5,097 | ||
| R | 1,721 | 3,285 | 5,053 | ||
| R | 1,579 | 2,787 | 4,545 | ||
| D | 2,425 | 2,172 | 4,648 | ||
| D | 2,673 | 1,963 | 4,683 | ||
| R | 2,509 | 2,608 | 5,153 | ||
| R | 2,158 | 2,404 | 4,716 | ||
| D | 2,092 | 1,166 | 3,965 | ||
| D | 1,904 | 1,393 | 4,368 | ||
| D | 2,142 | 1,845 | 4,009 | ||
| R | 2,214 | 2,296 | 4,544 | ||
| D | 2,402 | 2,070 | 4,674 | ||
| D | 2,574 | 1,604 | 4,239 | ||
| R | 1,678 | 1,856 | 3,729 | ||
| D | 1,470 | 1,264 | 3,149 | ||
| D | 2,479 | 1,069 | 3,552 | ||
| D | 1,851 | 1,653 | 3,514 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 2,039 | 3,575 | ||
| R | 1,791 | 1,990 | 3,793 | ||
| D | 2,208 | 1,251 | 3,563 | ||
| D | 2,436 | 1,391 | 3,840 | ||
| D | 2,951 | 1,672 | 4,639 | ||
| D | 3,092 | 1,334 | 4,535 | ||
| D | 2,595 | 768 | 3,413 | ||
| R | 1,677 | 1,918 | 3,631 | ||
| O | 299 | 1,104 | 2,710 | ||
| R | 379 | 1,429 | 1,902 | ||
| R | 637 | 738 | 1,414 | ||
| D | 567 | 518 | 1,350 | ||
| R | 324 | 1,023 | 1,427 | ||
| R | 160 | 991 | 1,201 | ||
| R | 95 | 378 | 492 | ||
| R | 172 | 406 | 597 | ||
| D | 228 | 223 | 471 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.9%
Irish
9.8%
Polish
9.6%
English
6.3%
American
5.8%
French
3.0%
Italian
1.9%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,071
Forest County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Forest County$61,071
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Other languages1.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Forest County's sparse northwoods population and Native American communities — centered on the Potawatomi and Ojibwe reservations — produce unusually complex voting patterns beneath a headline Republican margin that exceeded 33 points in 2024.
The Republican margin in Forest County reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,071, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,369 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 Lincoln County and Chippewa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Forest County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forest County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 33.4 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,097 votes cast, 1,681 went Democratic and 3,382 went Republican.
What is Forest County, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Forest County, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Forest County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Forest County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Forest County, Wisconsin?
Forest County, Wisconsin has a population of 9,369 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forest County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Forest County, Wisconsin is $61,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Forest County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forest County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.