Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 105,6572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,5202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Whitewater-Elkhorn, 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 | 23,161 | 36,603 | 60,597 | ||
| R | 22,789 | 33,851 | 57,600 | ||
| R | 18,710 | 28,863 | 51,391 | ||
| R | 22,552 | 29,006 | 52,303 | ||
| R | 24,177 | 25,485 | 50,422 | ||
| R | 19,177 | 28,754 | 48,446 | ||
| R | 15,492 | 22,982 | 40,458 | ||
| R | 13,283 | 15,099 | 32,961 | ||
| R | 11,825 | 15,727 | 36,796 | ||
| R | 12,203 | 18,259 | 30,685 | ||
| R | 9,877 | 20,595 | 30,710 | ||
| R | 11,344 | 19,194 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 12,418 | 18,091 | 31,307 | ||
| R | 8,598 | 17,823 | 26,967 | ||
| R | 7,505 | 15,040 | 24,315 | ||
| R | 11,746 | 12,225 | 24,009 | ||
| R | 7,986 | 16,395 | 24,401 | ||
| R | 4,922 | 16,696 | 21,790 | ||
| R | 5,417 | 16,906 | 22,372 | ||
| R | 5,377 | 10,509 | 16,151 | ||
| R | 5,696 | 10,901 | 16,683 | ||
| R | 5,449 | 11,594 | 17,154 | ||
| R | 7,093 | 8,462 | 16,066 | ||
| R | 6,790 | 7,858 | 14,852 | ||
| R | 4,253 | 9,846 | 14,196 | ||
| R | 1,162 | 7,484 | 13,080 | ||
| R | 1,631 | 8,437 | 10,458 | ||
| R | 2,440 | 3,988 | 6,685 | ||
| D | 2,125 | 2,096 | 5,841 | ||
| R | 1,960 | 4,151 | 6,673 | ||
| R | 1,370 | 4,892 | 6,663 | ||
| R | 1,742 | 5,102 | 7,145 | ||
| R | 1,894 | 5,347 | 7,594 | ||
| R | 2,153 | 3,871 | 6,615 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.4%
Irish
13.4%
English
9.2%
Polish
8.2%
Italian
5.2%
American
3.9%
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: 41.4 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
$80,520
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI$80,520
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.6%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Walworth County's mix of University of Wisconsin–Whitewater enrollment, resort-lake tourism along Geneva Lake, and deep agricultural roots produces split-ticket patterns that swing closer than statewide margins suggest.
The Democratic margin in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI peaked at zero points in 1912. By 1916 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $80,520 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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Frequently asked questions
How did Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,597 votes cast, 23,161 went Democratic and 36,603 went Republican.
What is Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Whitewater-Elkhorn, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin?
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 105,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin is $80,520 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.