| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,665 | 7,008 | 10,810 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,569 | 6,462 | 10,141 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,949 | 5,410 | 8,738 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,986 | 4,550 | 8,677 | |
| 2008 | D | 4,337 | 4,200 | 8,688 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,499 | 4,743 | 9,321 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,626 | 3,967 | 8,151 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,625 | 2,452 | 7,169 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,172 | 2,340 | 7,436 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,537 | 2,884 | 6,465 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,331 | 3,528 | 6,916 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,200 | 3,027 | 6,755 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,720 | 2,573 | 6,443 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,389 | 2,972 | 5,466 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,010 | 2,056 | 4,488 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,921 | 1,536 | 4,463 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,095 | 2,483 | 4,596 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,986 | 2,198 | 4,198 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,741 | 2,683 | 4,440 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,177 | 1,590 | 3,899 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,868 | 2,119 | 4,019 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,513 | 2,510 | 5,105 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,801 | 1,422 | 4,460 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,437 | 1,281 | 3,833 | |
| 1928 | R | 880 | 2,742 | 3,670 | |
| 1924 | R | 76 | 958 | 3,158 | |
| 1920 | R | 187 | 2,025 | 2,545 | |
| 1916 | R | 638 | 1,007 | 1,866 | |
| 1912 | R | 305 | 403 | 1,507 | |
| 1908 | R | 296 | 1,181 | 1,636 | |
| 1904 | R | 82 | 1,262 | 1,459 | |
| 1900 | R | 218 | 1,112 | 1,386 | |
| 1896 | R | 349 | 800 | 1,185 | |
| 1892 | R | 55 | 406 | 716 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Burnett County's lakes-and-timber landscape anchors a population of roughly 15,000, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+30.9 reflects a rural realignment pattern common across Wisconsin's northernmost tier.
The Republican margin in Burnett County reached its widest at eighty-one points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Burnett County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,819, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,916 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Polk County and Delta County.
