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1876–2024
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County·Wisconsin

Fond du Lac County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A reliably Republican anchor in east-central Wisconsin's dairy belt

18762024·38 elections
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · Fondycardinals · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
104,137
2024 ACS
Most similar
Grant County
IN · similarity 0.99
57 precincts · 58,527 votes cast
Trump · R+29
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−28.7%
20,49537,27258,527
2020R
−26.5%
20,58835,75457,251
2016R
−26.3%
17,38731,02251,796
2012R
−14.9%
22,37930,35553,402
2008R
−9.0%
23,46328,16452,323
2004R
−26.5%
19,21633,29153,036
2000R
−18.0%
18,18126,54846,589
1996R
−2.6%
15,54216,48836,931
1992R
−13.5%
13,75719,78544,506
1988R
−16.0%
15,88721,98538,175
1984R
−30.0%
13,98326,06940,346
1980R
−21.0%
15,29324,19642,470
1976R
−14.2%
16,57122,22639,841
1972R
−26.0%
12,05021,00734,443
1968R
−17.2%
12,56318,18432,709
1964D
+17.3%
18,04012,70830,778
1960R
−19.5%
13,13219,49832,688
1956R
−45.7%
7,94021,49629,666
1952R
−49.2%
7,72422,79430,625
1948R
−21.0%
8,90413,76023,083
1944R
−28.2%
9,37816,78526,306
1940R
−23.7%
10,32316,80427,342
1936D
+21.8%
14,8219,17925,931
1932D
+30.8%
16,1438,43625,004
1928R
−3.6%
11,71912,59324,517
1924R
−30.8%
2,2228,51620,460
1920R
−54.3%
3,40912,54316,819
1916R
−6.9%
5,0215,78111,084
1912D
+19.0%
4,8383,0149,616
1908R
−5.9%
5,1945,87211,545
1904R
−22.1%
4,4177,02711,794
1900R
−9.6%
5,1406,25811,628
1896R
−10.9%
4,9336,17411,401
1892D
+11.6%
5,2544,1299,722
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.3%
Mainline Protestant
17.7%
Other Christian
6.5%
Methodist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Baptist
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fond du Lac County has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins for over two decades, anchored by a largely rural, manufacturing, and agricultural workforce that has shifted further right since 2016.

The Republican margin in Fond du Lac County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Fond du Lac County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,275, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 104,137 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 Grant County and Dodge County.