Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.8% | 160,021 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.6% | 107,834 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No | 1.6% | 4,369 |
County-level results (11 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39.6%Harris107,834 | 58.8%Trump160,021 | 1.6%Kennedy4,369 | 272,224 | ||
| R | 40.2%Biden105,349 | 58.1%Trump152,208 | 1.7%Jorgensen4,388 | 261,945 | ||
| R | 38.3%Clinton91,119 | 55.9%Trump132,885 | 5.8%Johnson13,675 | 237,679 | ||
| R | 48.5%Obama117,175 | 50.1%Romney121,174 | 1.4%Scattering3,327 | 241,676 | ||
| D | 55.2%Obama132,499 | 42.9%McCain103,005 | 1.9%Nader4,466 | 239,970 | ||
| R | 47.7%Kerry116,256 | 51.1%Bush124,689 | 1.2%Nader2,876 | 243,821 | ||
| R | 45.8%Gore97,983 | 48.6%Bush103,960 | 5.6%Nader11,879 | 213,822 | ||
| D | 47.4%Clinton89,635 | 36.8%Dole69,557 | 15.9%Perot30,035 | 189,227 | ||
| D | 39.0%Clinton82,417 | 35.6%Bush75,184 | 25.4%Perot53,576 | 211,177 | ||
| D | 50.1%Dukakis91,829 | 49.1%Bush90,008 | 0.7%Scattering1,312 | 183,149 | ||
| R | 41.7%Mondale76,708 | 56.9%Reagan104,622 | 1.4%Bergland2,576 | 183,906 | ||
| R | 43.9%Carter86,274 | 48.0%Reagan94,293 | 8.0%Anderson15,792 | 196,359 | ||
| D | 51.5%Carter89,725 | 46.1%Ford80,251 | 2.4%McCarthy4,227 | 174,203 | ||
| R | 43.1%McGovern65,110 | 52.5%Nixon79,288 | 4.3%Schmitz6,557 | 150,955 | ||
| D | 45.8%Humphrey60,941 | 45.8%Nixon60,897 | 8.4%Wallace11,203 | 133,041 | ||
| D | 64.8%Johnson85,754 | 35.0%Goldwater46,312 | 0.2%Hass200 | 132,266 | ||
| R | 46.7%Kennedy64,546 | 53.1%Nixon73,439 | 0.1%Byrd194 | 138,179 | ||
| R | 37.2%Stevenson47,310 | 62.2%Eisenhower79,038 | 0.5%Andrews670 | 127,018 | ||
| R | 38.1%Stevenson49,547 | 61.5%Eisenhower80,054 | 0.5%Hallinan601 | 130,202 | ||
| D | 52.6%Truman55,718 | 44.6%Dewey47,206 | 2.8%Thurmond2,987 | 105,911 | ||
| R | 48.4%Roosevelt52,778 | 50.5%Dewey55,052 | 1.0%Thomas1,126 | 108,956 | ||
| D | 51.0%Roosevelt62,079 | 47.6%Willkie57,905 | 1.4%Thomas1,681 | 121,665 | ||
| D | 65.7%Roosevelt72,780 | 28.9%Landon32,044 | 5.3%Lemke5,911 | 110,735 | ||
| D | 69.2%Roosevelt67,205 | 27.6%Hoover26,847 | 3.2%Thomas3,111 | 97,163 | ||
| R | 47.9%Smith41,271 | 50.8%Hoover43,792 | 1.3%Thomas1,132 | 86,195 | ||
| O | 8.4%Davis6,519 | 30.9%Coolidge23,997 | 60.8%La Follette47,237 | 77,753 | ||
| R | 17.4%Cox10,989 | 68.7%Harding43,499 | 14.0%Debs8,837 | 63,325 | ||
| R | 42.0%Wilson17,215 | 52.5%Hughes21,518 | 5.5%Benson2,275 | 41,008 | ||
| D | 42.4%Wilson15,570 | 32.4%Taft11,895 | 25.3%Roosevelt9,281 | 36,746 | ||
| R | 38.2%Bryan15,994 | 56.4%Taft23,651 | 5.4%Debs2,264 | 41,909 | ||
| R | 27.5%Parker11,347 | 68.4%Roosevelt28,228 | 4.1%Debs1,676 | 41,251 | ||
| R | 37.3%Bryan14,152 | 60.5%McKinley22,926 | 2.2%Woolley818 | 37,896 | ||
| R | 40.1%Bryan14,183 | 57.6%McKinley20,377 | 2.3%Palmer806 | 35,366 | ||
| D | 52.8%Cleveland15,040 | 42.3%Harrison12,047 | 4.9%Weaver1,381 | 28,468 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +10.5% |
| 1896 | −17.5% |
| 1900 | −23.2% |
| 1904 | −40.9% |
| 1908 | −18.3% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −10.5% |
| 1920 | −51.3% |
| 1924 | −22.5% |
| 1928 | −2.9% |
| 1932 | +41.5% |
| 1936 | +36.8% |
| 1940 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | −2.1% |
| 1948 | +8.0% |
| 1952 | −23.4% |
| 1956 | −25.0% |
| 1960 | −6.4% |
| 1964 | +29.8% |
| 1968 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | −9.4% |
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | −15.2% |
| 1988 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | −1.7% |
| 2016 | −17.6% |
| 2020 | −17.9% |
| 2024 | −19.2% |
Spanning from the paper-mill city of Wausau up through the Northwoods resort economy around Rhinelander, this market blends union-rooted blue-collar voters with rural exurban communities that have shifted sharply over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.2 points.
A population of 457,577, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,160 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Green Bay-Appleton and La Crosse-Eau Claire.
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Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Akashic. https://akashic.app/dma/705/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.