akashic
1876–2024
Jackson County, Wisconsin
Jackson County·Wisconsin

Jackson County votes the way the country votes.

A rural county where Ho-Chunk Nation land shapes the political map

18762024·38 elections
Jackson County, Wisconsin · I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
20,981
2024 ACS
Most similar
Trempealeau County
WI · similarity 0.98
32 precincts · 10,502 votes cast
Trump · R+19
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−19.5%
4,1576,20410,502
2020R
−15.1%
4,2565,79110,184
2016R
−11.7%
3,8184,9069,267
2012D
+15.0%
5,2983,9009,313
2008D
+21.8%
5,5723,5529,251
2004D
+8.9%
5,2494,3879,726
2000D
+8.4%
4,3803,6708,417
1996D
+19.8%
3,7052,2627,279
1992D
+12.3%
3,6812,6448,418
1988D
+4.9%
3,9243,5557,517
1984R
−12.2%
3,4274,3867,859
1980R
−8.2%
3,6294,3278,517
1976D
+4.5%
3,7353,4067,264
1972R
−23.0%
2,4453,9376,476
1968R
−14.7%
2,2933,1725,999
1964D
+20.2%
3,8182,5326,357
1960R
−16.2%
2,8493,9506,813
1956R
−13.5%
2,7553,6146,378
1952R
−20.0%
2,8194,2357,071
1948D
+6.6%
2,9212,5535,563
1944R
−2.3%
3,0403,1826,256
1940D
+3.0%
3,9753,7417,780
1936D
+33.0%
4,5372,2356,979
1932D
+30.9%
3,8131,9835,919
1928R
−51.6%
1,3644,3535,791
1924R
−27.3%
2551,6625,155
1920R
−76.3%
4103,6524,250
1916R
−31.1%
9631,8662,908
1912R
−29.9%
6061,3982,649
1908R
−59.0%
6312,6033,341
1904R
−68.3%
4792,7463,318
1900R
−58.6%
6512,6393,395
1896R
−53.2%
7782,7103,634
1892R
−26.4%
1,1602,0783,477
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
1.7%
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
Mainline Protestant
15.9%
Other Christian
7.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.6%
Methodist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jackson County sits at the intersection of rural white working-class voters and the Ho-Chunk Nation's tribal lands, producing a demographic mix that has shifted the presidential margin steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+19.5 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Jackson County has rarely exceeded thirty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by nineteen points.

Jackson County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,110 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trempealeau County and Freeborn County.