combined metro areaLa Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+4.0
2008D+19.2
2012D+12.3
2016R+0.4
2020D+1.3
2024R+2.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 73.8% of 167,644 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
59,665
62,164
1,838
123,667
167,644
73.8%
2020
58,589
57,011
2,258
117,858
164,875
71.5%
2016
49,974
50,354
7,924
108,252
162,931
66.4%
2012
59,533
46,319
1,810
107,662
157,534
68.3%
2008
63,091
42,477
1,760
107,328
153,334
70.0%
2004
55,343
51,069
1,205
107,617
149,134†
72.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLa Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MNUnited States
German38.0%12.5%
Norwegian16.4%—
Irish12.0%9.4%
English7.4%9.5%
Polish3.8%2.2%
American3.3%5.3%
Italian2.6%4.8%
French2.1%1.6%
Mexican2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Hmong1.7%—
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
African American†1.1%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
United States
Median age
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
United States
Median household income
$72,682
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.6%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.5%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
United States
Catholic
15.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.1%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−8.5%
1896
−33.3%
1900
−30.3%
1904
−42.8%
1908
−21.8%
1912
+4.6%
1916
−12.5%
1920
−65.9%
1924
−27.3%
1928
−23.1%
1932
+27.9%
1936
+19.8%
1940
−12.8%
1944
−11.7%
1948
+3.3%
1952
−31.4%
1956
−23.4%
1960
−15.5%
1964
+11.4%
1968
−20.6%
1972
−31.0%
1976
−12.9%
1980
−13.4%
1984
−18.0%
1988
−0.4%
1992
+6.2%
1996
+13.6%
2000
+3.9%
2004
+4.0%
2008
+19.2%
2012
+12.3%
2016
−0.4%
2020
+1.3%
2024
−2.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
48.2%Harris59,665
50.3%Trump62,164
0.6%Kennedy744 +9
R+2.0
R+3.4
R+0.5
123,667
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.3%62,164
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.2%59,665
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%744
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%364
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%344
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%136
OtherAll other candidates0.1%101
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%62
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%45
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%30
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%9
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%3
D
49.7%Biden58,589
48.4%Trump57,011
1.9%
D+1.3
D+1.7
R+3.1
117,858
R
46.2%Clinton49,974
46.5%Trump50,354
7.3%
R+0.4
R+12.6
R+2.4
108,252
D
55.3%Obama59,533
43.0%Romney46,319
1.7%
D+12.3
R+6.9
D+8.4
107,662
D
58.8%Obama63,091
39.6%McCain42,477
1.6%
D+19.2
D+15.2
D+11.9
107,328
D
51.4%Kerry55,343
47.5%Bush51,069
1.1%
D+4.0
D+0.1
D+6.4
107,617
D
49.4%Gore46,994
45.5%Bush43,305
5.1%
D+3.9
R+9.7
D+3.4
95,105
D
49.6%Clinton40,296
36.0%Dole29,251
14.4%
D+13.6
D+7.4
D+5.1
81,277
D
41.9%Clinton38,682
35.7%Bush32,934
22.4%
D+6.2
D+6.6
D+0.7
92,245
R
49.4%Dukakis38,331
49.8%Bush38,624
0.8%
R+0.4
D+17.6
D+7.3
77,554
R
40.7%Mondale31,917
58.7%Reagan46,062
0.7%
R+18.0
R+4.6
D+0.2
78,501
R
39.1%Carter32,544
52.5%Reagan43,673
8.4%
R+13.4
R+0.4
R+3.6
83,223
R
42.6%Carter32,534
55.5%Ford42,415
2.0%
R+12.9
D+18.1
R+15.0
76,445
R
33.7%McGovern21,666
64.7%Nixon41,639
1.6%
R+31.0
R+10.4
R+7.9
64,357
R
35.7%Humphrey21,951
56.3%Nixon34,645
8.0%
R+20.6
R+32.1
R+19.9
61,518
D
55.6%Johnson33,137
44.2%Goldwater26,334
0.1%
D+11.4
D+26.9
R+11.2
59,551
R
42.2%Kennedy27,387
57.7%Nixon37,445
0.1%
R+15.5
D+7.9
R+15.7
64,902
R
38.2%Stevenson22,625
61.5%Eisenhower36,462
0.3%
R+23.4
D+8.0
R+8.0
59,253
R
34.2%Stevenson21,387
65.6%Eisenhower40,999
0.2%
R+31.4
R+34.6
R+20.6
62,513
D
50.9%Truman25,164
47.6%Dewey23,551
1.5%
D+3.3
D+15.0
R+1.2
49,451
R
44.0%Roosevelt23,516
55.7%Dewey29,773
0.4%
R+11.7
D+1.1
R+19.2
53,486
R
43.2%Roosevelt25,610
56.0%Willkie33,192
0.7%
R+12.8
R+32.6
R+22.7
59,223
D
57.6%Roosevelt30,146
37.8%Landon19,765
4.6%
D+19.8
R+8.1
R+4.4
52,305
D
63.3%Roosevelt28,667
35.4%Hoover16,022
1.3%
D+27.9
D+51.1
D+10.1
45,294
R
38.1%Smith17,082
61.2%Hoover27,468
0.7%
R+23.1
D+4.2
R+5.7
44,881
O
6.0%Davis2,488
33.3%Coolidge13,846
60.7%
La Follette +27.4
D+38.6
R+2.1
41,583
R
14.4%Cox4,790
80.4%Harding26,646
5.2%
R+65.9
R+53.4
R+39.7
33,162
R
41.6%Wilson8,688
54.1%Hughes11,305
4.3%
R+12.5
R+17.1
R+15.7
20,887
D
41.3%Wilson8,362
36.7%Taft7,435
22.0%
D+4.6
D+26.4
R+15.0
20,253
R
37.3%Bryan8,515
59.1%Taft13,500
3.7%
R+21.8
D+21.0
R+12.3
22,849
R
26.8%Parker6,034
69.6%Roosevelt15,688
3.6%
R+42.8
R+12.5
R+23.2
22,536
R
33.5%Bryan8,008
63.8%McKinley15,261
2.8%
R+30.3
D+3.0
R+22.8
23,928
R
31.8%Bryan8,037
65.1%McKinley16,460
3.1%
R+33.3
R+24.8
R+27.3
25,268
R
40.4%Cleveland8,951
48.9%Harrison10,838
10.7%
R+8.5
—
R+10.2
22,171
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+348 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +127 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−104
2012
+492
2013
−104
2014
−115
2015
−160
2016
−298
2017
+200
2018
+7
2019
−205
2021
−1,481
2022
+786
2023
+371
2024
+390
2025
+348
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 65.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 216,398, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,682 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI and Mankato-New Ulm, MN.
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How did La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 123,667 votes cast, 59,665 went Democratic and 62,164 went Republican.
When did La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin?
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin has a population of 216,398 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin?
Median household income in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin is $72,682 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
