| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 49,438 | 60,827 | 111,932 | |
| 2020 | R | 47,667 | 58,385 | 108,022 | |
| 2016 | R | 38,068 | 49,879 | 93,933 | |
| 2012 | R | 45,659 | 47,372 | 94,596 | |
| 2008 | D | 50,294 | 39,677 | 91,563 | |
| 2004 | R | 40,169 | 48,903 | 90,050 | |
| 2000 | R | 32,735 | 39,460 | 75,742 | |
| 1996 | D | 28,815 | 27,758 | 64,889 | |
| 1992 | R | 23,735 | 30,370 | 72,911 | |
| 1988 | R | 27,771 | 33,113 | 61,278 | |
| 1984 | R | 19,790 | 36,773 | 56,979 | |
| 1980 | R | 21,284 | 31,500 | 59,441 | |
| 1976 | R | 23,079 | 28,363 | 52,507 | |
| 1972 | R | 17,447 | 27,533 | 46,008 | |
| 1968 | R | 14,224 | 25,080 | 42,301 | |
| 1964 | D | 21,556 | 18,595 | 40,198 | |
| 1960 | R | 17,287 | 24,146 | 41,522 | |
| 1956 | R | 7,725 | 26,090 | 34,077 | |
| 1952 | R | 9,373 | 26,603 | 36,020 | |
| 1948 | R | 11,233 | 16,161 | 27,672 | |
| 1944 | R | 9,955 | 18,294 | 28,389 | |
| 1940 | R | 12,168 | 17,733 | 30,067 | |
| 1936 | D | 16,163 | 9,485 | 27,364 | |
| 1932 | D | 16,186 | 8,517 | 25,118 | |
| 1928 | D | 12,474 | 12,378 | 24,964 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,255 | 6,426 | 18,160 | |
| 1920 | R | 3,121 | 11,140 | 14,915 | |
| 1916 | R | 4,442 | 5,302 | 10,009 | |
| 1912 | D | 4,139 | 2,384 | 8,271 | |
| 1908 | R | 4,286 | 5,079 | 9,704 | |
| 1904 | R | 3,143 | 5,949 | 9,346 | |
| 1900 | R | 4,008 | 5,245 | 9,511 | |
| 1896 | R | 4,096 | 5,433 | 9,804 | |
| 1892 | D | 4,545 | 2,733 | 7,611 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Home to Appleton and a dense corridor of paper and packaging industries, Outagamie has shifted roughly 15 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four cycles, tracking a broader realignment among working-class industrial communities.
The Democratic margin in Outagamie County has rarely exceeded thirty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by ten points.
Outagamie County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,069 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brown County and Grand Forks County.