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1876–2024
Eau Claire, WI·Wisconsin

Eau Claire, WI delivered R+2 in 2024.

A college-anchored river city that swings closer than its neighbors

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
LatestR+2in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population173,9152024 ACS

Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
173,9152024 5-year
Median household income
$74,5972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Eau Claire, WI
TrumpR+2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Eau Claire, WI, WIA map of the constituent counties of Eau Claire, WI, WI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Eau Claire County, WI · D+11Chippewa County, WI · R+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.3%51,127
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.2%48,973
OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,548
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −2.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−2.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+2.0%
1896−20.5%
1900−31.2%
1904−44.9%
1908−28.4%
1912+0.1%
1916−15.3%
1920−69.2%
1924−38.9%
1928−25.7%
1932+13.0%
1936+16.7%
1940−2.8%
1944−5.0%
1948+11.5%
1952−23.0%
1956−18.0%
1960−4.7%
1964+28.1%
1968+0.2%
1972−3.8%
1976+9.5%
1980−0.7%
1984−3.0%
1988+8.6%
1992+10.5%
1996+13.9%
2000+3.3%
2004+5.5%
2008+17.5%
2012+8.5%
2016−2.3%
2020−1.1%
2024−2.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.1%
48,97351,127101,648
R
−1.1%
45,60346,65894,213
R
−2.3%
39,22741,24786,593
D
+8.5%
45,90338,57885,738
D
+17.5%
49,38534,45185,241
D
+5.5%
44,81940,10385,961
D
+3.3%
36,18033,75674,048
D
+13.9%
29,94521,42061,521
D
+10.5%
31,70824,13072,306
D
+8.6%
32,59727,42160,377
R
−3.0%
29,54931,38761,280
R
−0.7%
27,43827,83560,834
D
+9.5%
29,80124,52555,446
R
−3.8%
22,51024,33448,066
D
+0.2%
19,63719,57141,690
D
+28.1%
26,68614,97741,735
R
−4.7%
21,03323,11744,215
R
−18.0%
15,89322,90338,900
R
−23.0%
15,93425,49841,512
D
+11.5%
17,67313,97132,144
R
−5.0%
15,52917,16132,871
R
−2.8%
17,37918,37636,003
D
+16.7%
17,91912,56232,056
D
+13.0%
16,01012,27928,764
R
−25.7%
10,37017,59328,116
O
−38.9%
1,18910,28423,391
R
−69.2%
2,29614,60617,800
R
−15.3%
4,5236,24611,229
D
+0.1%
3,7553,74910,113
R
−28.4%
4,0627,50712,141
R
−44.9%
2,8948,08711,574
R
−31.2%
4,4138,59313,401
R
−20.5%
5,2938,12313,787
D
+2.0%
4,9134,69410,691
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.8%
Irish
9.9%
English
6.9%
Polish
5.5%
American
3.4%
French
2.9%
Italian
2.5%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
5.2%
65–74
5.5%
6.5%
55–64
6.2%
5.7%
45–54
5.3%
6.8%
35–44
6.1%
6.8%
25–34
5.9%
6.0%
18–24
6.4%
7.7%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,597
Eau Claire, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Eau Claire, WI$74,597
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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
16.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.7%
Other Christian
4.7%
Methodist
1.4%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Eau Claire anchors the Chippewa Valley with UW-Eau Claire shaping its demographics, producing margins tighter than the surrounding rural Chippewa and Eau Claire counties and making it a reliable bellwether for northwest Wisconsin.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.

A population of 173,915, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,597 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 2.1 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,648 votes cast, 48,973 went Democratic and 51,127 went Republican.
What is Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin in the "Farm Belt" 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin?
Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 173,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin is $74,597 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eau Claire, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.