Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 457,5772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,1602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Wausau-Rhinelander
TrumpR+19
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.8% | 160,021 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.6% | 107,834 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 4,369 |
D+60R+60
11 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 107,834 | 160,021 | 272,224 | ||
| R | 105,349 | 152,208 | 261,945 | ||
| R | 91,119 | 132,885 | 237,679 | ||
| R | 117,175 | 121,174 | 241,676 | ||
| D | 132,499 | 103,005 | 239,970 | ||
| R | 116,256 | 124,689 | 243,821 | ||
| R | 97,983 | 103,960 | 213,822 | ||
| D | 89,635 | 69,557 | 189,227 | ||
| D | 82,417 | 75,184 | 211,177 | ||
| D | 91,829 | 90,008 | 183,149 | ||
| R | 76,708 | 104,622 | 183,906 | ||
| R | 86,274 | 94,293 | 196,359 | ||
| D | 89,725 | 80,251 | 174,203 | ||
| R | 65,110 | 79,288 | 150,955 | ||
| D | 60,941 | 60,897 | 133,041 | ||
| D | 85,754 | 46,312 | 132,266 | ||
| R | 64,546 | 73,439 | 138,179 | ||
| R | 47,310 | 79,038 | 127,018 | ||
| R | 49,547 | 80,054 | 130,202 | ||
| D | 55,718 | 47,206 | 105,911 | ||
| R | 52,778 | 55,052 | 108,956 | ||
| D | 62,079 | 57,905 | 121,665 | ||
| D | 72,780 | 32,044 | 110,735 | ||
| D | 67,205 | 26,847 | 97,163 | ||
| R | 41,271 | 43,792 | 86,195 | ||
| O | 6,519 | 23,997 | 77,753 | ||
| R | 10,989 | 43,499 | 63,325 | ||
| R | 17,215 | 21,518 | 41,008 | ||
| D | 15,570 | 11,895 | 36,746 | ||
| R | 15,994 | 23,651 | 41,909 | ||
| R | 11,347 | 28,228 | 41,251 | ||
| R | 14,152 | 22,926 | 37,896 | ||
| R | 14,183 | 20,377 | 35,366 | ||
| D | 15,040 | 12,047 | 28,468 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.1%
Polish
13.9%
Irish
9.4%
English
6.6%
American
4.1%
French
2.5%
Italian
2.4%
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: 45.0 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
$71,160
Wausau-Rhinelander ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wausau-Rhinelander$71,160
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
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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 forty-two points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 457,577, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,160 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.2 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 272,224 votes cast, 107,834 went Democratic and 160,021 went Republican.
What is Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Wausau-Rhinelander, 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 Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin?
Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin has a population of 457,577 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin is $71,160 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wausau-Rhinelander, 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.