- Lead
- 6,630
- Total
- 63,472
- vs nation
- R+9.0
- Turnout
- 88.2%
Ozaukee County, WI
President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 88.2% of 72,291 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 7,395
- Total
- 61,486
- vs nation
- R+16.5
- Turnout
- 89.6%
- Lead
- 10,294
- Total
- 54,560
- vs nation
- R+21.0
- Turnout
- 82.7%
- Lead
- 16,918
- Total
- 55,817
- vs nation
- R+34.2
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 11,593
- Total
- 53,365
- vs nation
- R+29.0
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 17,190
- Total
- 53,032
- vs nation
- R+30.0
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 16,125
- Total
- 47,751
- vs nation
- R+34.3
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 8,809
- Total
- 38,961
- vs nation
- R+31.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 92,9662024 5-year
- Population density
- 399 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 233 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $96,9962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57.7 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Waukesha County, WI · twin score 96.2
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 88.2%63,763 participants ÷ 72,291 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.8 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- +0.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 72.4%–77.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 55,209 | 66,786 | 82.7% | C/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 51,420 | 67,598 | 76.1% | C/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 61,657 | 68,806 | 89.6% | C/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 52,596 | 71,229 | 73.8% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 63,763 | 72,291 | 88.2% | C/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 0.3%; series 294/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 0.3%; series 298/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 0.3%; series 302/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 0.3%; series 307/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:partially allocated; allocation share 0.3%; series 312/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
51 precincts · 63,472 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 17-18CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 17-18 | 1,193 | 1,067 | 43 | 2,303 | 51.8% | 46.3% | D+5.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 19-20CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 19-20 | 1,189 | 1,043 | 65 | 2,297 | 51.8% | 45.4% | D+6.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 1-3CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 1-3 | 809 | 1,366 | 36 | 2,211 | 36.6% | 61.8% | R+25.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 6-7,8CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 6-7,8 | 990 | 1,101 | 46 | 2,137 | 46.3% | 51.5% | R+5.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 14-16CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 14-16 | 1,108 | 985 | 42 | 2,135 | 51.9% | 46.1% | D+5.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 9-11ACITY OF MEQUON WARDS 9-11A | 918 | 798 | 16 | 1,732 | 53.0% | 46.1% | D+6.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GRAFTON WARDS 1-2,5TOWN OF GRAFTON WARDS 1-2,5 | 607 | 984 | 19 | 1,610 | 37.7% | 61.1% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BELGIUM WARDS 1-3VILLAGE OF BELGIUM WARDS 1-3 | 453 | 1,111 | 24 | 1,588 | 28.5% | 70.0% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 12-13CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 12-13 | 721 | 814 | 28 | 1,563 | 46.1% | 52.1% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF GRAFTON WARDS 3-4,6TOWN OF GRAFTON WARDS 3-4,6 | 597 | 927 | 17 | 1,541 | 38.7% | 60.2% | R+21.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 1CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 1 | 728 | 736 | 23 | 1,487 | 49.0% | 49.5% | R+0.5 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 13-14VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 13-14 | 666 | 771 | 17 | 1,454 | 45.8% | 53.0% | R+7.2 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF FREDONIA WARDS 1-3VILLAGE OF FREDONIA WARDS 1-3 | 406 | 994 | 32 | 1,432 | 28.4% | 69.4% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARD 5CITY OF MEQUON WARD 5 | 696 | 677 | 26 | 1,399 | 49.7% | 48.4% | D+1.4 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF FREDONIA WARDS 1-4TOWN OF FREDONIA WARDS 1-4 | 321 | 1,048 | 30 | 1,399 | 22.9% | 74.9% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 5-6,10TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 5-6,10 | 491 | 877 | 24 | 1,392 | 35.3% | 63.0% | R+27.7 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 7CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 7 | 681 | 690 | 17 | 1,388 | 49.1% | 49.7% | R+0.6 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 1,6-7VILLAGE OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 1,6-7 | 514 | 844 | 20 | 1,378 | 37.3% | 61.2% | R+23.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 7-9TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 7-9 | 502 | 815 | 23 | 1,340 | 37.5% | 60.8% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARDS 4,8CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARDS 4,8 | 644 | 666 | 17 | 1,327 | 48.5% | 50.2% | R+1.7 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 1-2 | 546 | 731 | 21 | 1,298 | 42.1% | 56.3% | R+14.3 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 1-3TOWN OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 1-3 | 342 | 935 | 14 | 1,291 | 26.5% | 72.4% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 2-5VILLAGE OF SAUKVILLE WARDS 2-5 | 475 | 784 | 27 | 1,286 | 36.9% | 61.0% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF THIENSVILLE WARDS 1-2VILLAGE OF THIENSVILLE WARDS 1-2 | 636 | 625 | 24 | 1,285 | 49.5% | 48.6% | D+0.9 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 3CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 3 | 640 | 612 | 14 | 1,266 | 50.6% | 48.3% | D+2.2 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 9-10VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 9-10 | 613 | 634 | 16 | 1,263 | 48.5% | 50.2% | R+1.7 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 5-6VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 5-6 | 571 | 657 | 22 | 1,250 | 45.7% | 52.6% | R+6.9 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 6CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 6 | 640 | 570 | 28 | 1,238 | 51.7% | 46.0% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 5CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 5 | 619 | 536 | 29 | 1,184 | 52.3% | 45.3% | D+7.0 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 2CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 2 | 575 | 583 | 25 | 1,183 | 48.6% | 49.3% | R+0.7 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 5CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 5 | 558 | 603 | 21 | 1,182 | 47.2% | 51.0% | R+3.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 7CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 7 | 567 | 588 | 17 | 1,172 | 48.4% | 50.2% | R+1.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 2CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 2 | 535 | 601 | 14 | 1,150 | 46.5% | 52.3% | R+5.7 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 1CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 1 | 510 | 614 | 18 | 1,142 | 44.7% | 53.8% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF PORT WASHINGTON WARDS 1-2TOWN OF PORT WASHINGTON WARDS 1-2 | 393 | 717 | 23 | 1,133 | 34.7% | 63.3% | R+28.6 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 3CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 3 | 566 | 516 | 30 | 1,112 | 50.9% | 46.4% | D+4.5 |
| Precinct -CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 4CITY OF CEDARBURG WARD 4 | 562 | 526 | 19 | 1,107 | 50.8% | 47.5% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 7-8VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 7-8 | 447 | 606 | 16 | 1,069 | 41.8% | 56.7% | R+14.9 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 3-4VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 3-4 | 456 | 592 | 18 | 1,066 | 42.8% | 55.5% | R+12.8 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARD 4CITY OF MEQUON WARD 4 | 555 | 435 | 17 | 1,007 | 55.1% | 43.2% | D+11.9 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF BELGIUM WARDS 1-3TOWN OF BELGIUM WARDS 1-3 | 322 | 665 | 18 | 1,005 | 32.0% | 66.2% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 11-12VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARDS 11-12 | 399 | 545 | 19 | 963 | 41.4% | 56.6% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 6CITY OF PORT WASHINGTON WARD 6 | 446 | 501 | 15 | 962 | 46.4% | 52.1% | R+5.7 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF THIENSVILLE WARDS 3-4VILLAGE OF THIENSVILLE WARDS 3-4 | 463 | 465 | 29 | 957 | 48.4% | 48.6% | R+0.2 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 1-2TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 1-2 | 347 | 568 | 13 | 928 | 37.4% | 61.2% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 3-4TOWN OF CEDARBURG WARDS 3-4 | 356 | 488 | 11 | 855 | 41.6% | 57.1% | R+15.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 10-11CITY OF MEQUON WARDS 10-11 | 319 | 310 | 7 | 636 | 50.2% | 48.7% | D+1.4 |
| Precinct -CITY OF MEQUON WARD 7ACITY OF MEQUON WARD 7A | 90 | 84 | 2 | 176 | 51.1% | 47.7% | D+3.4 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF BAYSIDE WARD 6VILLAGE OF BAYSIDE WARD 6 | 52 | 25 | 2 | 79 | 65.8% | 31.6% | D+34.2 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARD 15VILLAGE OF GRAFTON WARD 15 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 60 | 45.0% | 55.0% | R+10.0 |
| Precinct -VILLAGE OF NEWBURG WARD 3VILLAGE OF NEWBURG WARD 3 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 54 | 24.1% | 75.9% | R+51.9 |
presidential history
Party record book
Ozaukee County, WI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
80.6%
5,770 votes · D+64.1
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · 74.7%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
75.6%
3,523 votes · R+57.7
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 69.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
27,874votes
43.9% of the vote · R+10.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 26,517 votes
Republican
Mitt Romney2012
36,077votes
64.6% of the vote · R+30.3
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 34,904 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
+49.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+51.4 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +46.3 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2000
+34.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+33.8 · U.S. D+0.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · +34.2 pts
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+726 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +4,324 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $100,849 in average income, against $155,611 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+10.0 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Ozaukee County, WI itself (R+10.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Milwaukee County, WI898D+38.4
- Washington County, WI329R+36.2
- Waukesha County, WI221R+19.7
- Sheboygan County, WI156R+16.3
- Dane County, WI65D+51.5
- Cook County, IL49D+41.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Milwaukee County, WI633
- Washington County, WI316
- Waukesha County, WI196
- Sheboygan County, WI176
- Cook County, IL96
- Dane County, WI92
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +300 |
| 2012 | +205 |
| 2013 | −68 |
| 2014 | +144 |
| 2015 | +150 |
| 2016 | +270 |
| 2017 | −59 |
| 2018 | +603 |
| 2019 | +121 |
| 2021 | +984 |
| 2022 | +487 |
| 2023 | +293 |
| 2024 | +168 |
| 2025 | +726 |
Once reliably among Wisconsin's most Republican counties, Ozaukee has moderated noticeably over the past decade as college-educated suburban voters reshaped its electorate, making its margin a closely watched statewide bellwether.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 92,966, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,996 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waukesha County and Washington County.
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