Platteville, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,7702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,8582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Platteville, 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 | 10,966 | 15,922 | 27,306 | ||
| R | 10,998 | 14,142 | 25,608 | ||
| R | 10,051 | 12,350 | 24,368 | ||
| D | 13,594 | 10,255 | 24,248 | ||
| D | 14,875 | 9,068 | 24,320 | ||
| D | 12,864 | 12,208 | 25,264 | ||
| D | 10,691 | 10,240 | 21,956 | ||
| D | 9,203 | 7,021 | 19,215 | ||
| D | 8,914 | 7,678 | 23,157 | ||
| R | 9,421 | 10,049 | 19,580 | ||
| R | 7,892 | 13,430 | 21,460 | ||
| R | 8,406 | 13,298 | 23,824 | ||
| R | 9,639 | 12,016 | 22,207 | ||
| R | 6,915 | 11,873 | 19,061 | ||
| R | 5,414 | 10,789 | 17,264 | ||
| D | 9,309 | 7,872 | 17,211 | ||
| R | 7,678 | 11,564 | 19,258 | ||
| R | 5,208 | 11,648 | 16,958 | ||
| R | 4,197 | 14,327 | 18,556 | ||
| R | 6,575 | 8,299 | 15,089 | ||
| R | 6,091 | 10,226 | 16,345 | ||
| R | 7,458 | 11,143 | 18,759 | ||
| D | 9,170 | 7,196 | 17,503 | ||
| D | 9,701 | 5,986 | 15,919 | ||
| R | 6,630 | 10,052 | 16,794 | ||
| O | 1,518 | 5,714 | 14,169 | ||
| R | 1,971 | 9,638 | 11,911 | ||
| R | 3,459 | 4,718 | 8,382 | ||
| D | 3,615 | 3,283 | 7,886 | ||
| R | 3,696 | 4,989 | 9,056 | ||
| R | 2,886 | 5,804 | 8,995 | ||
| R | 3,254 | 5,609 | 9,172 | ||
| R | 3,683 | 5,315 | 9,260 | ||
| R | 3,685 | 4,217 | 8,396 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.5%
Irish
13.4%
English
10.7%
American
3.6%
Polish
2.8%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
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: 36.8 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
$66,858
Platteville, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Platteville, WI$66,858
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Platteville, WI sits in the Upper Midwest. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Platteville, WI peaked at twenty-four points in 2008. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eighteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,858 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Platteville, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Platteville, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,306 votes cast, 10,966 went Democratic and 15,922 went Republican.
What is Platteville, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Platteville, 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Platteville, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Platteville, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Platteville, WI, Wisconsin?
Platteville, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 51,770 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Platteville, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Platteville, WI, Wisconsin is $66,858 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Platteville, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Platteville, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.