Sawyer County, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,4762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,8012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Menominee County, MI · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sawyer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sawyer 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 | 4,599 | 6,422 | 11,140 | ||
| R | 4,498 | 5,909 | 10,510 | ||
| R | 3,503 | 5,185 | 9,137 | ||
| D | 4,486 | 4,442 | 9,025 | ||
| D | 4,765 | 4,199 | 9,085 | ||
| R | 4,411 | 4,951 | 9,453 | ||
| R | 3,333 | 3,972 | 7,767 | ||
| D | 2,773 | 2,603 | 6,475 | ||
| D | 2,796 | 2,658 | 7,365 | ||
| R | 3,231 | 3,260 | 6,536 | ||
| R | 2,982 | 3,913 | 6,970 | ||
| R | 3,065 | 3,548 | 7,086 | ||
| D | 3,055 | 2,720 | 5,905 | ||
| R | 1,765 | 3,081 | 4,928 | ||
| R | 1,830 | 2,475 | 4,744 | ||
| D | 2,591 | 2,012 | 4,613 | ||
| R | 2,325 | 2,699 | 5,036 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 2,823 | 4,374 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 3,146 | 4,694 | ||
| R | 2,177 | 2,257 | 4,559 | ||
| R | 1,947 | 2,421 | 4,400 | ||
| R | 2,439 | 2,745 | 5,233 | ||
| D | 2,834 | 1,726 | 4,733 | ||
| D | 2,381 | 1,179 | 3,700 | ||
| R | 1,129 | 1,882 | 3,063 | ||
| O | 135 | 990 | 2,638 | ||
| R | 302 | 1,668 | 2,104 | ||
| D | 562 | 550 | 1,181 | ||
| D | 432 | 295 | 909 | ||
| R | 299 | 815 | 1,151 | ||
| R | 205 | 782 | 1,030 | ||
| R | 305 | 723 | 1,055 | ||
| R | 369 | 514 | 913 | ||
| R | 328 | 412 | 783 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
Irish
9.9%
English
8.5%
Polish
5.4%
American
3.9%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.3%
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: 52.8 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
$60,801
Sawyer County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sawyer County$60,801
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other languages1.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sawyer County is home to the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation and a seasonal tourism economy built around its lakes and forests. Despite a sizable Native American population, the county voted Republican by 16 points in 2024.
The Republican margin in Sawyer County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,801, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,476 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 Menominee County and Polk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sawyer County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sawyer County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,140 votes cast, 4,599 went Democratic and 6,422 went Republican.
What is Sawyer County, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sawyer 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sawyer County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sawyer County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Sawyer County, Wisconsin?
Sawyer County, Wisconsin has a population of 18,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sawyer County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Sawyer County, Wisconsin is $60,801 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Sawyer County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sawyer County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.