Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,0092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,5412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Baraboo, WI
TrumpR+2
Constituent county margins for Baraboo, WI, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.0% | 18,798 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.4% | 18,172 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 614 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | −26.5% |
| 1900 | −25.9% |
| 1904 | −40.6% |
| 1908 | −19.0% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | −24.0% |
| 1920 | −74.9% |
| 1924 | −30.6% |
| 1928 | −18.4% |
| 1932 | +20.0% |
| 1936 | +18.4% |
| 1940 | −20.7% |
| 1944 | −26.1% |
| 1948 | −9.8% |
| 1952 | −40.1% |
| 1956 | −33.4% |
| 1960 | −23.5% |
| 1964 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | −13.7% |
| 1972 | −18.9% |
| 1976 | −1.9% |
| 1980 | −7.6% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,172 | 18,798 | 37,584 | ||
| D | 18,108 | 17,493 | 36,203 | ||
| R | 14,690 | 14,799 | 31,357 | ||
| D | 18,736 | 12,838 | 31,927 | ||
| D | 18,167 | 11,562 | 30,176 | ||
| D | 15,708 | 14,415 | 30,417 | ||
| D | 13,035 | 11,586 | 25,653 | ||
| D | 9,889 | 7,448 | 20,285 | ||
| D | 9,128 | 8,886 | 23,422 | ||
| R | 8,324 | 10,225 | 18,687 | ||
| R | 7,158 | 11,069 | 18,313 | ||
| R | 8,456 | 9,992 | 20,195 | ||
| R | 9,204 | 9,577 | 19,192 | ||
| R | 6,980 | 10,285 | 17,493 | ||
| R | 6,406 | 8,608 | 16,048 | ||
| D | 9,288 | 6,345 | 15,656 | ||
| R | 6,441 | 10,403 | 16,867 | ||
| R | 5,292 | 10,644 | 16,016 | ||
| R | 5,267 | 12,347 | 17,666 | ||
| R | 5,831 | 7,140 | 13,307 | ||
| R | 5,690 | 9,751 | 15,546 | ||
| R | 6,106 | 9,363 | 15,707 | ||
| D | 8,355 | 5,626 | 14,812 | ||
| D | 7,638 | 5,063 | 12,867 | ||
| R | 5,151 | 7,496 | 12,729 | ||
| O | 555 | 3,935 | 11,052 | ||
| R | 946 | 8,074 | 9,522 | ||
| R | 2,257 | 3,779 | 6,334 | ||
| D | 2,464 | 2,171 | 5,727 | ||
| R | 2,571 | 3,854 | 6,754 | ||
| R | 1,914 | 4,805 | 7,115 | ||
| R | 2,491 | 4,329 | 7,110 | ||
| R | 2,611 | 4,623 | 7,585 | ||
| R | 3,139 | 3,277 | 6,862 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.2%
Irish
12.2%
English
8.9%
Polish
3.6%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.8%
French
2.1%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.6 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,541
Baraboo, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Baraboo, WI$79,541
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.6%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Baraboo anchors a small metro straddling the Wisconsin Dells tourism corridor and agricultural hinterland, producing a electorate that has swung notably in statewide races over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-two points in 2008 and a Republican high of seventy-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
A population of 66,009, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,541 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,584 votes cast, 18,172 went Democratic and 18,798 went Republican.
What is Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin?
Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 66,009 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin is $79,541 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.