| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,867 | 6,962 | 10,978 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,867 | 6,334 | 10,378 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,282 | 5,436 | 9,193 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,447 | 4,699 | 9,287 | |
| 2008 | D | 4,693 | 4,303 | 9,112 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,705 | 4,762 | 9,567 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,695 | 3,912 | 8,045 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,231 | 2,703 | 6,996 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,080 | 2,586 | 7,686 | |
| 1988 | D | 3,393 | 3,074 | 6,506 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,188 | 3,848 | 7,076 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,172 | 3,193 | 6,880 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,503 | 2,787 | 6,451 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,336 | 3,220 | 5,665 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,273 | 2,425 | 5,091 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,181 | 1,865 | 5,062 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,398 | 2,848 | 5,261 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,935 | 2,798 | 4,752 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,039 | 3,184 | 5,237 | |
| 1948 | D | 2,708 | 2,059 | 4,925 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,059 | 2,441 | 4,533 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,901 | 2,805 | 5,762 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,220 | 1,650 | 5,215 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,619 | 1,501 | 4,328 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,192 | 2,898 | 4,138 | |
| 1924 | R | 158 | 1,422 | 3,655 | |
| 1920 | R | 352 | 2,023 | 2,585 | |
| 1916 | R | 644 | 938 | 1,694 | |
| 1912 | R | 398 | 409 | 1,486 | |
| 1908 | R | 396 | 1,114 | 1,614 | |
| 1904 | R | 207 | 989 | 1,279 | |
| 1900 | R | 253 | 808 | 1,092 | |
| 1896 | R | 250 | 771 | 1,052 | |
| 1892 | R | 305 | 488 | 844 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Washburn County's roughly 16,000 residents are spread across lake-dotted timberland in northwestern Wisconsin, a region that has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, delivering a 28-point Republican margin in 2024.
The Republican margin in Washburn County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Washburn County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,441, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,854 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 Yellow Medicine County and Barron County.
