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1876–2024
La Crosse County, Wisconsin
La Crosse County·Wisconsin

La Crosse County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

A mid-size river city anchors one of Wisconsin's steadier Democratic margins

18762024·38 elections
La Crosse County, Wisconsin · Wikideas1 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
120,488
2024 ACS
Most similar
Grand Isle County
VT · similarity 0.98
50 precincts · 72,261 votes cast
Harris · D+9
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+9.4%
39,00832,24772,261
2020D
+13.5%
37,84628,68467,884
2016D
+9.5%
32,40626,37863,674
2012D
+17.2%
36,69325,75163,462
2008D
+23.4%
38,52423,70163,218
2004D
+7.9%
33,17028,28962,136
2000D
+7.4%
28,45524,32755,559
1996D
+15.6%
23,64716,48246,001
1992D
+7.6%
22,83818,89152,273
1988D
+1.5%
22,20421,54844,066
1984R
−18.1%
17,78725,72143,769
1980R
−13.5%
17,30423,42745,285
1976R
−18.0%
16,67424,18841,659
1972R
−28.3%
12,15221,99234,746
1968R
−18.8%
11,57017,43331,267
1964D
+11.7%
16,62513,13529,803
1960R
−12.3%
14,31018,31932,665
1956R
−23.7%
11,25818,26429,622
1952R
−24.0%
11,80819,27131,132
1948D
+7.8%
12,34510,52523,260
1944R
−2.1%
12,24712,78425,103
1940R
−2.3%
13,07913,71126,924
1936D
+30.2%
14,4557,55822,840
1932D
+25.2%
12,9197,68620,805
1928R
−12.0%
8,87711,32120,295
1924R
−25.4%
1,2525,73317,647
1920R
−54.9%
2,58810,06713,611
1916D
+6.5%
4,1233,5978,106
1912D
+24.8%
4,2632,2728,033
1908R
−3.8%
4,0544,3828,737
1904R
−27.1%
3,0895,5068,915
1900R
−18.8%
3,6095,3249,141
1896R
−33.2%
3,0586,2979,751
1892D
+1.4%
3,8103,6938,613
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
1.2%
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
Mainline Protestant
18.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.2%
Other Christian
3.1%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and a regional medical hub, La Crosse County has voted Democratic in every presidential race since 2000, with its 2024 margin of D+9.4 reflecting a consistent urban-academic lean along the Mississippi.

The Democratic margin in La Crosse County reached its widest at thirty points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

La Crosse County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,013, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 120,488 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 Grand Isle County and Iowa County.