Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 70,8322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,0702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Stevens Point-Plover, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 21,503 | 20,987 | 43,258 | ||
| D | 20,428 | 19,299 | 40,603 | ||
| D | 18,529 | 17,305 | 38,589 | ||
| D | 22,075 | 16,615 | 39,337 | ||
| D | 24,817 | 13,810 | 39,422 | ||
| D | 21,861 | 16,546 | 38,961 | ||
| D | 17,942 | 13,214 | 33,760 | ||
| D | 15,901 | 9,631 | 29,928 | ||
| D | 15,553 | 10,914 | 33,716 | ||
| D | 16,317 | 12,057 | 28,535 | ||
| D | 14,399 | 13,605 | 28,179 | ||
| D | 16,443 | 10,465 | 30,702 | ||
| D | 15,912 | 9,520 | 26,237 | ||
| D | 13,564 | 9,346 | 23,341 | ||
| D | 10,014 | 6,180 | 17,121 | ||
| D | 11,887 | 4,579 | 16,498 | ||
| D | 10,516 | 6,436 | 16,972 | ||
| R | 7,010 | 8,320 | 15,386 | ||
| R | 7,537 | 8,499 | 16,087 | ||
| D | 8,154 | 5,424 | 13,791 | ||
| D | 8,678 | 5,405 | 14,125 | ||
| D | 10,148 | 5,670 | 15,912 | ||
| D | 10,576 | 3,969 | 14,844 | ||
| D | 9,195 | 3,434 | 12,820 | ||
| D | 6,764 | 5,161 | 11,995 | ||
| O | 2,010 | 2,854 | 10,280 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 5,527 | 8,452 | ||
| D | 3,000 | 2,520 | 5,660 | ||
| D | 2,301 | 1,932 | 5,312 | ||
| R | 2,362 | 3,269 | 5,794 | ||
| R | 2,168 | 3,633 | 5,947 | ||
| R | 2,633 | 3,285 | 6,016 | ||
| R | 2,890 | 3,537 | 6,573 | ||
| D | 2,570 | 2,291 | 5,119 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.5%
Polish
27.8%
Irish
10.9%
English
7.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
2.6%
French
2.2%
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: 38.0 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
$76,070
Stevens Point-Plover, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stevens Point-Plover, WI$76,070
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to UW–Stevens Point, this Portage County metro sits in Wisconsin's competitive central corridor, where a sizable student and paper-industry workforce population has historically kept countywide margins within single digits.
The Democratic margin in Stevens Point-Plover, WI peaked at forty-five points in 1932. By 1960 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was one points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,070 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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,258 votes cast, 21,503 went Democratic and 20,987 went Republican.
What is Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Stevens Point-Plover, 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 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 70,832 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin is $76,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.