Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 171,7692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Oshkosh-Neenah, 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 | 44,660 | 49,179 | 95,371 | ||
| R | 44,060 | 47,796 | 94,032 | ||
| R | 37,047 | 43,445 | 87,135 | ||
| D | 45,449 | 42,122 | 89,173 | ||
| D | 48,167 | 37,946 | 87,677 | ||
| R | 40,943 | 46,542 | 88,596 | ||
| R | 33,983 | 38,330 | 76,080 | ||
| D | 29,564 | 27,880 | 65,247 | ||
| R | 27,234 | 33,709 | 77,386 | ||
| R | 28,508 | 35,085 | 64,003 | ||
| R | 22,791 | 39,014 | 62,183 | ||
| R | 24,203 | 34,286 | 64,353 | ||
| R | 24,485 | 32,149 | 58,082 | ||
| R | 20,450 | 29,488 | 51,482 | ||
| R | 18,605 | 25,361 | 47,104 | ||
| D | 23,636 | 21,084 | 44,835 | ||
| R | 17,656 | 28,598 | 46,334 | ||
| R | 11,115 | 28,759 | 40,254 | ||
| R | 13,016 | 28,172 | 41,328 | ||
| R | 13,116 | 17,165 | 31,110 | ||
| R | 12,841 | 19,310 | 32,420 | ||
| R | 15,570 | 18,697 | 34,535 | ||
| D | 18,522 | 11,679 | 31,621 | ||
| D | 15,591 | 11,505 | 27,852 | ||
| R | 9,995 | 16,191 | 26,501 | ||
| R | 1,801 | 11,239 | 23,078 | ||
| R | 3,397 | 12,035 | 17,308 | ||
| R | 5,242 | 5,923 | 11,731 | ||
| O | 4,631 | 1,922 | 11,296 | ||
| R | 5,511 | 6,797 | 13,011 | ||
| R | 4,006 | 7,720 | 12,326 | ||
| R | 5,605 | 7,467 | 13,414 | ||
| R | 5,089 | 7,898 | 13,334 | ||
| D | 5,893 | 5,354 | 11,882 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.7%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.8%
English
6.5%
American
4.2%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
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: 38.7 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
$74,925
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$74,925
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning Winnebago County along the Fox River, this mid-size metro blends paper-industry heritage with a growing healthcare sector, producing presidential-race margins that have flipped between parties in consecutive cycles.
The Democratic margin in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI peaked at twenty-four points in 1912. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,925 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,371 votes cast, 44,660 went Democratic and 49,179 went Republican.
What is Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Oshkosh-Neenah, 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin?
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 171,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin is $74,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.