Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 197,5322024 5-year
Median household income: $78,0962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.2%2024 5-year
Black: 10.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.2%	49,721	56,347	107,686
2020	R	−4.1%	50,159	54,479	106,451
2016	R	−4.3%	42,641	46,681	94,302
2012	D	+3.5%	53,008	49,347	103,364
2008	D	+7.4%	53,408	45,954	100,642
2004	R	−4.2%	48,229	52,456	101,569
2000	R	−2.8%	41,563	44,014	88,865
1996	D	+10.9%	38,567	30,107	77,568
1992	D	+2.9%	34,875	32,310	87,819
1988	D	+4.3%	39,631	36,342	76,631
1984	R	−6.4%	36,955	42,092	79,663
1980	R	−7.7%	33,565	39,683	79,742
1976	R	−0.5%	36,740	37,088	75,686
1972	R	−15.7%	27,778	38,490	68,236
1968	R	−1.6%	27,045	28,028	62,586
1964	D	+27.6%	37,785	21,434	59,306
1960	D	+1.7%	30,596	29,562	60,294
1956	R	−17.0%	22,646	31,968	54,919
1952	R	−9.6%	25,241	30,628	56,049
1948	D	+9.7%	23,266	19,029	43,797
1944	D	+16.9%	25,697	18,220	44,325
1940	D	+11.1%	23,532	18,753	42,978
1936	D	+36.1%	24,474	10,850	37,771
1932	D	+27.8%	19,960	10,754	33,097
1928	R	−14.3%	13,021	17,423	30,806
1924	R	−44.6%	1,463	13,040	25,969
1920	R	−53.7%	3,650	14,406	20,021
1916	R	−5.5%	4,495	5,081	10,637
1912	D	+14.7%	3,909	2,606	8,858
1908	R	−17.3%	3,688	5,490	10,404
1904	R	−29.8%	2,584	5,573	10,021
1900	R	−20.4%	3,855	5,925	10,151
1896	R	−18.5%	3,975	5,849	10,153
1892	R	−2.4%	3,750	3,956	8,564
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

31.7%

Irish

9.7%

Polish

7.8%

English

6.7%

Italian

5.5%

American

2.7%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

5.3%

65–74

5.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.3%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

6.3%

35–44

6.3%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

4.3%

18–24

3.8%

8.8%

5–17

8.3%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,096

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,096

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.5%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish7.0%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Mainline Protestant

9.5%

Other Christian

5.0%

Baptist

2.6%

Methodist

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Racine County sits at the volatile edge of Milwaukee's orbit, delivering narrow margins in statewide races and serving as a bellwether where blue-collar manufacturing heritage collides with fast-growing suburban precincts in Mount Pleasant.

The Democratic margin in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI peaked at thirty-six 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 $78,096 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 107,686 votes cast, 49,721 went Democratic and 56,347 went Republican.

What is Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Racine-Mount Pleasant, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin?

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 197,532 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin is $78,096 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI peaked at D+36; 2024 delivered R+6.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions