La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 577,6962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
La Crosse-Eau Claire
TrumpR+8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.2% | 172,709 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.3% | 147,116 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 5,037 |
D+60R+60
14 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | −29.1% |
| 1900 | −31.2% |
| 1904 | −44.6% |
| 1908 | −27.2% |
| 1912 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | −13.9% |
| 1920 | −64.9% |
| 1924 | −30.3% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +27.0% |
| 1936 | +19.8% |
| 1940 | −11.3% |
| 1944 | −11.3% |
| 1948 | +5.8% |
| 1952 | −29.5% |
| 1956 | −20.4% |
| 1960 | −8.9% |
| 1964 | +21.6% |
| 1968 | −10.4% |
| 1972 | −17.5% |
| 1976 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | −7.0% |
| 1984 | −10.9% |
| 1988 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | −5.0% |
| 2024 | −7.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 147,116 | 172,709 | 324,862 | ||
| R | 143,409 | 158,817 | 308,247 | ||
| R | 123,701 | 139,301 | 283,078 | ||
| D | 152,963 | 125,297 | 282,973 | ||
| D | 165,024 | 113,268 | 283,280 | ||
| D | 149,338 | 135,109 | 287,956 | ||
| D | 123,489 | 115,418 | 252,870 | ||
| D | 106,471 | 75,720 | 217,701 | ||
| D | 107,121 | 84,794 | 251,685 | ||
| D | 110,899 | 102,205 | 214,741 | ||
| R | 97,353 | 121,276 | 220,198 | ||
| R | 96,831 | 112,828 | 229,141 | ||
| D | 103,547 | 102,491 | 210,453 | ||
| R | 72,982 | 104,930 | 182,176 | ||
| R | 69,405 | 87,039 | 169,188 | ||
| D | 103,062 | 66,449 | 169,762 | ||
| R | 82,497 | 98,579 | 181,344 | ||
| R | 65,445 | 99,057 | 165,024 | ||
| R | 61,564 | 113,400 | 175,420 | ||
| D | 74,574 | 66,261 | 143,290 | ||
| R | 66,655 | 83,688 | 151,122 | ||
| R | 74,892 | 94,207 | 170,546 | ||
| D | 88,203 | 57,707 | 154,231 | ||
| D | 84,084 | 47,789 | 134,374 | ||
| R | 50,476 | 81,259 | 132,869 | ||
| O | 7,558 | 42,844 | 116,627 | ||
| R | 13,972 | 74,894 | 93,938 | ||
| R | 24,628 | 32,972 | 59,995 | ||
| D | 21,785 | 21,171 | 56,671 | ||
| R | 22,533 | 40,267 | 65,258 | ||
| R | 16,363 | 44,780 | 63,665 | ||
| R | 21,883 | 42,549 | 66,284 | ||
| R | 23,595 | 43,787 | 69,419 | ||
| R | 24,803 | 29,315 | 59,129 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.2%
Irish
10.3%
English
6.7%
Polish
6.0%
American
3.8%
French
2.4%
Italian
2.2%
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: 39.5 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
$72,233
La Crosse-Eau Claire ranks near the middle of US counties.
La Crosse-Eau Claire$72,233
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
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
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 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning western Wisconsin from the Minnesota border inland, this media market blends mid-size river cities with rural agricultural counties, producing a competitive mix that has tracked closely with statewide margins in recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 577,696, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,233 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.9 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 324,862 votes cast, 147,116 went Democratic and 172,709 went Republican.
What is La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places La Crosse-Eau Claire, 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 market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin has a population of 577,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin is $72,233 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.