Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
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.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Democratic margin in Baraboo, WI peaked at twenty-two points in 2008. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $79,541 sits well below state and national norms, and 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Baraboo, WI, Wisconsin as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.