La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 577,6962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for La Crosse-Eau Claire, 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 | 147,116 | 172,709 | 324,862 | ||
| R | 143,409 | 158,817 | 308,247 | ||
| R | 123,701 | 139,301 | 283,078 | ||
| D | 152,963 | 125,297 | 282,973 | ||
| D | 165,024 | 113,268 | 283,280 | ||
| D | 149,338 | 135,109 | 287,956 | ||
| D | 123,489 | 115,418 | 252,870 | ||
| D | 106,471 | 75,720 | 217,701 | ||
| D | 107,121 | 84,794 | 251,685 | ||
| D | 110,899 | 102,205 | 214,741 | ||
| R | 97,353 | 121,276 | 220,198 | ||
| R | 96,831 | 112,828 | 229,141 | ||
| D | 103,547 | 102,491 | 210,453 | ||
| R | 72,982 | 104,930 | 182,176 | ||
| R | 69,405 | 87,039 | 169,188 | ||
| D | 103,062 | 66,449 | 169,762 | ||
| R | 82,497 | 98,579 | 181,344 | ||
| R | 65,445 | 99,057 | 165,024 | ||
| R | 61,564 | 113,400 | 175,420 | ||
| D | 74,574 | 66,261 | 143,290 | ||
| R | 66,655 | 83,688 | 151,122 | ||
| R | 74,892 | 94,207 | 170,546 | ||
| D | 88,203 | 57,707 | 154,231 | ||
| D | 84,084 | 47,789 | 134,374 | ||
| R | 50,476 | 81,259 | 132,869 | ||
| O | 7,558 | 42,844 | 116,627 | ||
| R | 13,972 | 74,894 | 93,938 | ||
| R | 24,628 | 32,972 | 59,995 | ||
| D | 21,785 | 21,171 | 56,671 | ||
| R | 22,533 | 40,267 | 65,258 | ||
| R | 16,363 | 44,780 | 63,665 | ||
| R | 21,883 | 42,549 | 66,284 | ||
| R | 23,595 | 43,787 | 69,419 | ||
| R | 24,803 | 29,315 | 59,129 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.2%
Irish
10.3%
English
6.7%
Polish
6.0%
American
3.8%
French
2.4%
Italian
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: 39.5 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
$72,233
La Crosse-Eau Claire ranks near the middle of US counties.
La Crosse-Eau Claire$72,233
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning western Wisconsin from the Minnesota border inland, this media market blends mid-size river cities with rural agricultural counties, producing a competitive mix that has tracked closely with statewide margins in recent election cycles.
The Democratic margin in La Crosse-Eau Claire peaked at twenty-seven points in 1932. By 2016 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,233 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.9 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 324,862 votes cast, 147,116 went Democratic and 172,709 went Republican.
What is La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin has a population of 577,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Median household income in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin is $72,233 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.