Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,1372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,2752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Fond du Lac, 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 | 20,495 | 37,272 | 58,527 | ||
| R | 20,588 | 35,754 | 57,251 | ||
| R | 17,387 | 31,022 | 51,796 | ||
| R | 22,379 | 30,355 | 53,402 | ||
| R | 23,463 | 28,164 | 52,323 | ||
| R | 19,216 | 33,291 | 53,036 | ||
| R | 18,181 | 26,548 | 46,589 | ||
| R | 15,542 | 16,488 | 36,931 | ||
| R | 13,757 | 19,785 | 44,506 | ||
| R | 15,887 | 21,985 | 38,175 | ||
| R | 13,983 | 26,069 | 40,346 | ||
| R | 15,293 | 24,196 | 42,470 | ||
| R | 16,571 | 22,226 | 39,841 | ||
| R | 12,050 | 21,007 | 34,443 | ||
| R | 12,563 | 18,184 | 32,709 | ||
| D | 18,040 | 12,708 | 30,778 | ||
| R | 13,132 | 19,498 | 32,688 | ||
| R | 7,940 | 21,496 | 29,666 | ||
| R | 7,724 | 22,794 | 30,625 | ||
| R | 8,904 | 13,760 | 23,083 | ||
| R | 9,378 | 16,785 | 26,306 | ||
| R | 10,323 | 16,804 | 27,342 | ||
| D | 14,821 | 9,179 | 25,931 | ||
| D | 16,143 | 8,436 | 25,004 | ||
| R | 11,719 | 12,593 | 24,517 | ||
| O | 2,222 | 8,516 | 20,460 | ||
| R | 3,409 | 12,543 | 16,819 | ||
| R | 5,021 | 5,781 | 11,084 | ||
| D | 4,838 | 3,014 | 9,616 | ||
| R | 5,194 | 5,872 | 11,545 | ||
| R | 4,417 | 7,027 | 11,794 | ||
| R | 5,140 | 6,258 | 11,628 | ||
| R | 4,933 | 6,174 | 11,401 | ||
| D | 5,254 | 4,129 | 9,722 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.8%
Irish
10.1%
English
6.0%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.8%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.3%
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: 41.9 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
$74,275
Fond du Lac, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fond du Lac, WI$74,275
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fond du Lac's economy anchors on precision manufacturing and agribusiness, drawing a blue-collar workforce that has shifted the metro toward Republican margins in recent cycles while retaining pockets of competitive suburban precincts.
The Democratic margin in Fond du Lac, WI peaked at thirty-one points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,275 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% 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 Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 28.7 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,527 votes cast, 20,495 went Democratic and 37,272 went Republican.
What is Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fond du Lac, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 104,137 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin is $74,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fond du Lac, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.