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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 55125 · Wisconsin

VilasWI

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1896–2024 · 33 elections

The Long Record

33 elections against the Wisconsin and national vote
2024 result
R+23.3
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
6–27
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
24/33
73% of its elections
Closest election
1964
D+0.2
this countyWisconsinnational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1928+56.1 ptsDemocrats
1912+51.8 ptsDemocrats
1920-48.7 ptsRepublicans
1932+47.8 ptsDemocrats
1968-30.2 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
23,647
College (BA+)
31%
Median income
$68,431
2024 dollars
Non-white
15%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
32%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Gogebic, MI · Iron, MI · Forest, WI · Iron, WI · Oneida, WI · Price, WI