Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 168,4382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,2392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Kenosha, 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 | 41,826 | 47,478 | 90,680 | ||
| R | 42,193 | 44,972 | 88,738 | ||
| R | 35,799 | 36,037 | 76,304 | ||
| D | 44,867 | 34,977 | 80,897 | ||
| D | 45,836 | 31,609 | 78,789 | ||
| D | 40,107 | 35,587 | 76,428 | ||
| D | 32,429 | 28,891 | 63,709 | ||
| D | 27,964 | 18,296 | 53,717 | ||
| D | 27,341 | 19,854 | 61,837 | ||
| D | 30,089 | 21,661 | 52,129 | ||
| D | 29,233 | 26,118 | 55,695 | ||
| D | 26,738 | 24,481 | 55,863 | ||
| D | 27,585 | 22,349 | 51,250 | ||
| R | 19,441 | 24,041 | 44,576 | ||
| D | 21,427 | 17,089 | 42,126 | ||
| D | 30,522 | 14,764 | 45,356 | ||
| D | 22,956 | 19,969 | 43,011 | ||
| R | 17,094 | 21,367 | 38,796 | ||
| D | 19,768 | 18,917 | 38,827 | ||
| D | 17,987 | 12,780 | 32,109 | ||
| D | 18,325 | 12,436 | 31,121 | ||
| D | 17,174 | 12,182 | 29,777 | ||
| D | 18,137 | 7,268 | 27,245 | ||
| D | 14,373 | 7,307 | 23,903 | ||
| R | 10,638 | 11,330 | 22,363 | ||
| R | 1,517 | 10,341 | 18,649 | ||
| R | 1,724 | 9,791 | 12,584 | ||
| R | 2,813 | 3,537 | 6,937 | ||
| O | 2,216 | 1,671 | 6,141 | ||
| R | 2,006 | 3,409 | 6,255 | ||
| R | 1,592 | 3,293 | 5,411 | ||
| R | 2,101 | 3,078 | 5,273 | ||
| R | 1,732 | 2,827 | 4,670 | ||
| D | 1,928 | 1,628 | 3,641 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.5%
Irish
10.7%
Italian
9.4%
English
7.6%
Polish
7.5%
American
3.3%
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: 39.4 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
$81,239
Kenosha, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kenosha, WI$81,239
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.9%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kenosha sits at Wisconsin's southeastern tip, where blue-collar manufacturing heritage and fast-growing exurban subdivisions have produced some of the sharpest vote-share swings in the state over the past three presidential elections.
The Democratic margin in Kenosha, WI peaked at forty points in 1936. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $81,239 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,680 votes cast, 41,826 went Democratic and 47,478 went Republican.
What is Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kenosha, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin?
Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 168,438 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin is $81,239 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kenosha, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.