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1876–2024
Sheboygan, WI·Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI peaked at D+40; 2024 delivered R+16.

A Lake Michigan corridor that swings hard in close Wisconsin cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
117,991
2024 ACS

Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
117,9912024 5-year
Median household income
$73,0942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−16.3%
27,73538,76367,562
R
−15.9%
27,10137,60966,011
R
−15.9%
23,00032,51459,766
R
−9.8%
27,91834,07262,651
R
−0.7%
30,39530,80162,107
R
−10.9%
27,60834,45862,625
R
−11.0%
23,56929,64855,201
D
+4.2%
22,02220,06747,003
R
−3.6%
20,56822,52654,559
R
−0.1%
23,42923,47147,177
R
−10.9%
21,11226,34547,853
R
−4.2%
20,97423,03648,575
D
+4.0%
24,22622,33247,383
R
−0.9%
21,11421,50043,519
D
+6.1%
20,17017,76439,602
D
+34.1%
26,41012,96839,445
R
−8.1%
18,42521,67640,221
R
−20.5%
14,54022,07736,852
R
−18.6%
15,13622,08437,432
D
+10.0%
15,33912,45928,942
R
−0.7%
15,06215,29130,938
D
+1.6%
15,80015,30531,747
D
+30.5%
17,4158,86528,063
D
+39.7%
18,0297,45426,661
R
−4.9%
11,43912,64024,701
O
−27.9%
1,3506,97420,181
R
−58.1%
1,89511,99417,396
R
−16.0%
3,8855,56210,510
D
+13.3%
3,9682,6929,625
R
−13.6%
4,4055,94811,351
R
−25.1%
3,4306,12110,704
R
−17.0%
4,0495,92711,023
R
−31.2%
3,3276,64410,631
D
+16.5%
5,1263,6389,034
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
45.1%
Irish
8.9%
Polish
4.6%
English
4.5%
American
4.1%
French
2.4%
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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
2.9%
5.8%
65–74
6.0%
7.3%
55–64
7.1%
6.3%
45–54
5.8%
6.4%
35–44
5.9%
6.2%
25–34
5.7%
4.4%
18–24
3.8%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,094
Sheboygan, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sheboygan, WI$73,094
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%
Spanish4.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
23.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
21.2%
Other Christian
7.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sheboygan County anchors this compact metro and has flipped between presidential candidates in consecutive cycles, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide margins in a perennially competitive state.

The Democratic margin in Sheboygan, WI peaked at forty points in 1932. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,094 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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Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/43100/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 67,562 votes cast, 27,735 went Democratic and 38,763 went Republican.
What is Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sheboygan, 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 Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin?
Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 117,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin is $73,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Sheboygan, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sheboygan, 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.