Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 171,7692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Outagamie County, WI · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Winnebago CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Winnebago County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44,660 | 49,179 | 95,371 | ||
| R | 44,060 | 47,796 | 94,032 | ||
| R | 37,047 | 43,445 | 87,135 | ||
| D | 45,449 | 42,122 | 89,173 | ||
| D | 48,167 | 37,946 | 87,677 | ||
| R | 40,943 | 46,542 | 88,596 | ||
| R | 33,983 | 38,330 | 76,080 | ||
| D | 29,564 | 27,880 | 65,247 | ||
| R | 27,234 | 33,709 | 77,386 | ||
| R | 28,508 | 35,085 | 64,003 | ||
| R | 22,791 | 39,014 | 62,183 | ||
| R | 24,203 | 34,286 | 64,353 | ||
| R | 24,485 | 32,149 | 58,082 | ||
| R | 20,450 | 29,488 | 51,482 | ||
| R | 18,605 | 25,361 | 47,104 | ||
| D | 23,636 | 21,084 | 44,835 | ||
| R | 17,656 | 28,598 | 46,334 | ||
| R | 11,115 | 28,759 | 40,254 | ||
| R | 13,016 | 28,172 | 41,328 | ||
| R | 13,116 | 17,165 | 31,110 | ||
| R | 12,841 | 19,310 | 32,420 | ||
| R | 15,570 | 18,697 | 34,535 | ||
| D | 18,522 | 11,679 | 31,621 | ||
| D | 15,591 | 11,505 | 27,852 | ||
| R | 9,995 | 16,191 | 26,501 | ||
| R | 1,801 | 11,239 | 23,078 | ||
| R | 3,397 | 12,035 | 17,308 | ||
| R | 5,242 | 5,923 | 11,731 | ||
| O | 4,631 | 1,922 | 11,296 | ||
| R | 5,511 | 6,797 | 13,011 | ||
| R | 4,006 | 7,720 | 12,326 | ||
| R | 5,605 | 7,467 | 13,414 | ||
| R | 5,089 | 7,898 | 13,334 | ||
| D | 5,893 | 5,354 | 11,882 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.7%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.8%
English
6.5%
American
4.2%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
African American
2.2%
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: 38.7 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
$74,925
Winnebago County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Winnebago County$74,925
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Winnebago anchors the Fox Valley manufacturing belt and has moved from a reliable swing county toward modest Republican margins, tracking a broader blue-collar realignment visible across Wisconsin's lakeshore industrial corridor.
The Democratic margin in Winnebago County reached its widest at twenty-four points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was five points — a notable narrowing.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,925, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 171,769 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 Outagamie County and Essex County.
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Winnebago County, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/55139/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Winnebago County, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winnebago County, Wisconsin voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,371 votes cast, 44,660 went Democratic and 49,179 went Republican.
What is Winnebago County, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Winnebago County, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Winnebago County, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winnebago County, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Winnebago County, Wisconsin has a population of 171,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Winnebago County, Wisconsin is $74,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winnebago County, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.