Sheboygan County, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 117,9912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Becker County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sheboygan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sheboygan 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 | 27,735 | 38,763 | 67,562 | ||
| R | 27,101 | 37,609 | 66,011 | ||
| R | 23,000 | 32,514 | 59,766 | ||
| R | 27,918 | 34,072 | 62,651 | ||
| R | 30,395 | 30,801 | 62,107 | ||
| R | 27,608 | 34,458 | 62,625 | ||
| R | 23,569 | 29,648 | 55,201 | ||
| D | 22,022 | 20,067 | 47,003 | ||
| R | 20,568 | 22,526 | 54,559 | ||
| R | 23,429 | 23,471 | 47,177 | ||
| R | 21,112 | 26,345 | 47,853 | ||
| R | 20,974 | 23,036 | 48,575 | ||
| D | 24,226 | 22,332 | 47,383 | ||
| R | 21,114 | 21,500 | 43,519 | ||
| D | 20,170 | 17,764 | 39,602 | ||
| D | 26,410 | 12,968 | 39,445 | ||
| R | 18,425 | 21,676 | 40,221 | ||
| R | 14,540 | 22,077 | 36,852 | ||
| R | 15,136 | 22,084 | 37,432 | ||
| D | 15,339 | 12,459 | 28,942 | ||
| R | 15,062 | 15,291 | 30,938 | ||
| D | 15,800 | 15,305 | 31,747 | ||
| D | 17,415 | 8,865 | 28,063 | ||
| D | 18,029 | 7,454 | 26,661 | ||
| R | 11,439 | 12,640 | 24,701 | ||
| O | 1,350 | 6,974 | 20,181 | ||
| R | 1,895 | 11,994 | 17,396 | ||
| R | 3,885 | 5,562 | 10,510 | ||
| D | 3,968 | 2,692 | 9,625 | ||
| R | 4,405 | 5,948 | 11,351 | ||
| R | 3,430 | 6,121 | 10,704 | ||
| R | 4,049 | 5,927 | 11,023 | ||
| R | 3,327 | 6,644 | 10,631 | ||
| D | 5,126 | 3,638 | 9,034 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
45.1%
Irish
8.9%
Polish
4.6%
English
4.5%
American
4.1%
French
2.4%
Italian
2.3%
African American
1.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 41.7 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
$73,094
Sheboygan County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sheboygan County$73,094
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sheboygan County's large Hmong and Latino communities coexist with a predominantly white working-class base that has moved toward Republicans by roughly 20 points over the past three presidential cycles, making it a textbook case of rural Midwest realignment.
The Republican margin in Sheboygan County reached its widest at fifty-eight 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 $73,094, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 117,991 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 Becker County and Gilliam County.
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Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/55117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sheboygan County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,562 votes cast, 27,735 went Democratic and 38,763 went Republican.
What is Sheboygan County, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sheboygan County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin?
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin has a population of 117,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin is $73,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sheboygan 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.