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Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area


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2022 population: 166,334   ( 32,271 from 2010 , 94 from 2020)
Land area: 2423.9 square miles
Population density: 68.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:147,377 88.60% 21.8%
Black:1,4880.89% 81.5%
Indian:8250.50% 45.8%
Asian:8,8815.34% 24.5%
2+ races:2,6881.62% 81.5%
Hispanic:5,0753.05% 69.6%
Total non-White:18,95711.40% 45.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,772 11.3
Deaths:4,08312.3
Net Migration: 730.2
Net Immigration: 1180.4
Change in White population:26,370 19.7
Change in Non-White pop.:5,901 4.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +2,205 R +1,439 R + 0.9%
D +766
2024 vs. 2016 R +9,431 R +3,448 R + 0.4%
D +5,983
2020 vs. 2016 R +7,226 R +2,009 D + 0.5%
D +5,217
2024 vs. 2012 R +12,774 R +14,865 R + 15.1%
D -2,091
2016 vs. 2008 R +10,551 R +23,490 R + 29.3%
D -12,939
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 74% Donald Trump (R) 56,846 59.2% Kamala Harris (D) 37,835 39.4% 1,354 [+] 1.4% 96,035 9 0.06%
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 54,641 58.6% Joe Biden (D) 37,069 39.8% 1,538 [+] 1.6% 93,248 12 0.06%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 47,415 56.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 31,852 37.8% 4,963 [+] 5.9% 84,230 10 0.06%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 44,072 51.8% Barack Obama* (D) 39,926 46.9% 1,080 [+] 1.3% 85,078 5 0.07%
2008 68% Barack Obama (D) 44,791 53.8% John McCain (R) 36,864 44.3% 1,553 [+] 1.9% 83,208 -1 0.06%
2004 71% George W. Bush* (R) 44,418 53.0% John Kerry (D) 38,383 45.8% 958 [+] 1.1% 83,759 2 0.07%
2000 64% George W. Bush (R) 35,610 49.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 33,210 45.7% 3,793 [+] 5.2% 72,613 1 0.07%
1996 58% Bill Clinton* (D) 30,178 47.4% Robert Dole (R) 23,950 37.6% 9,567 [+] 15.0% 63,695 -3 0.07%
1992 67% Bill Clinton (D) 26,779 37.9% George Bush* (R) 25,269 35.8% 18,634 [+] 26.4% 70,682 -2 0.07%
1988 60% Michael Dukakis (D) 30,477 50.2% George Bush (R) 29,739 49.0% 483 [+] 0.8% 60,699 -4 0.07%
1984 62% Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,762 55.5% Walter Mondale (D) 25,481 41.9% 1,559 2.6% 60,802 -3 0.07%
1980 70% Ronald Reagan (R) 32,341 48.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 28,719 43.3% 5,209 [+] 7.9% 66,269 -2 0.08%
1976 88% Jimmy Carter (D) 30,734 51.5% Gerald Ford* (R) 27,570 46.2% 1,420 [+] 2.4% 59,724 -2 0.07%
1972 82% Richard Nixon* (R) 27,660 52.5% George McGovern (D) 22,675 43.0% 2,344 [+] 4.4% 52,679 -8 0.07%
1968 85% Hubert Humphrey (D) 21,921 46.2% Richard Nixon (R) 21,700 45.7% 3,824 [+] 8.1% 47,445 2 0.06%
1964 88% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 30,486 64.6% Barry Goldwater (R) 16,660 35.3% 76 0.2% 47,222 -3 0.07%
1960 97% Richard Nixon (R) 28,027 55.9% John Kennedy (D) 22,054 44.0% 33 0.1% 50,114 6 0.07%
1956 89% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,915 61.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,181 38.4% 298 0.6% 47,394 4 0.08%
1952 89% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 27,579 60.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,633 38.9% 168 0.4% 45,380 6 0.07%
1948 73% Harry Truman* (D) 19,266 53.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 15,833 44.0% 874 [+] 2.4% 35,973 -1 0.07%
1944 79% Thomas Dewey (R) 21,346 56.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,130 42.4% 599 1.6% 38,075 10 0.08%
1940 84% Wendell Willkie (R) 21,076 53.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,675 44.8% 702 1.8% 39,453 9 0.08%
1936 84% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,418 64.5% Alf Landon (R) 10,448 28.8% 2,432 [+] 6.7% 36,298 -8 0.08%
1932 79% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 22,837 69.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,168 27.9% 868 [+] 2.6% 32,873 -12 0.08%
1928 72% Herbert Hoover (R) 14,152 50.1% Al Smith (D) 13,766 48.7% 353 [+] 1.2% 28,271 -8 0.08%
1924 69% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 16,658 64.1% Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,434 28.6% 1,914 [+] 7.4% 26,006 -25 0.09%
1920 62% Warren Harding (R) 15,069 67.0% Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,251 18.9% 3,158 [+] 14.0% 22,478 7 0.08%
1916 41% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 8,027 58.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,959 35.8% 858 [+] 6.2% 13,844 12 0.07%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,803 46.5% William Taft* (R) 3,745 30.0% 2,929 [+] 23.5% 12,477 7 0.08%
1908 54% William Taft (R) 7,566 51.6% William J. Bryan (D) 6,535 44.5% 570 [+] 3.9% 14,671 0 0.10%
1904 56% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 8,994 65.3% Alton Parker (D) 4,229 30.7% 542 [+] 3.9% 13,765 9 0.10%
1900 56% William McKinley* (R) 6,864 55.0% William J. Bryan (D) 5,320 42.7% 285 [+] 2.3% 12,469 3 0.09%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 37,069 39.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 54,641 58.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,104 1.2%
Other 434 0.5%
TOTAL 93,248
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 12


2016 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 31,852 37.8%
Donald Trump (R) 47,415 56.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,925 3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 755 0.9%
Evan McMullin (I) 191 0.2%
Other 1,092 1.3%
TOTAL 84,230
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 10


2012 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 39,926 46.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 44,072 51.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 511 0.6%
Other 569 0.7%
TOTAL 85,078
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 5


2008 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 44,791 53.8%
John McCain (R) 36,864 44.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 596 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 383 0.5%
Other 574 0.7%
TOTAL 83,208
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -1


2004 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 44,418 53.0%
John Kerry (D) 38,383 45.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 617 0.7%
Other 341 0.4%
TOTAL 83,759
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 2


2000 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 35,610 49.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 33,210 45.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,530 3.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 929 1.3%
Other 334 0.5%
TOTAL 72,613
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 1


1996 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 30,178 47.4%
Robert Dole (R) 23,950 37.6%
Ross Perot (Ref) 8,549 13.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 537 0.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 145 0.2%
Other 336 0.5%
TOTAL 63,695
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -3


1992 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 26,779 37.9%
George Bush* (R) 25,269 35.8%
Ross Perot (I) 18,205 25.8%
Other 429 0.6%
TOTAL 70,682
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): -2


1988 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 29,739 49.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 30,477 50.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 158 0.3%
Other 325 0.5%
TOTAL 60,699
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -4


1984 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,762 55.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 25,481 41.9%
Other 1,559 2.6%
TOTAL 60,802
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 32,341 48.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 28,719 43.3%
John Anderson (I) 3,887 5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,106 1.7%
Other 216 0.3%
TOTAL 66,269
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -2


1976 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 30,734 51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R) 27,570 46.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 987 1.7%
Other 433 0.7%
TOTAL 59,724
Turnout: 88% Diff (US): -2


1972 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 27,660 52.5%
George McGovern (D) 22,675 43.0%
John Schmitz (Amer) 2,250 4.3%
Other 94 0.2%
TOTAL 52,679
Turnout: 82% Diff (US): -8


1968 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 21,700 45.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 21,921 46.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 3,721 7.8%
Other 103 0.2%
TOTAL 47,445
Turnout: 85% Diff (US): 2


1964 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 30,486 64.6%
Barry Goldwater (R) 16,660 35.3%
Other 76 0.2%
TOTAL 47,222
Turnout: 88% Diff (US): -3


1960 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 22,054 44.0%
Richard Nixon (R) 28,027 55.9%
Other 33 0.1%
TOTAL 50,114
Turnout: 97% Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,915 61.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,181 38.4%
Other 298 0.6%
TOTAL 47,394
Turnout: 89% Diff (US): 4


1952 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 27,579 60.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 17,633 38.9%
Other 168 0.4%
TOTAL 45,380
Turnout: 89% Diff (US): 6


1948 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 19,266 53.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 15,833 44.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 508 1.4%
Other 366 1.0%
TOTAL 35,973
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -1


1944 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,130 42.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 21,346 56.1%
Other 599 1.6%
TOTAL 38,075
Turnout: 79% Diff (US): 10


1940 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,675 44.8%
Wendell Willkie (R) 21,076 53.4%
Other 702 1.8%
TOTAL 39,453
Turnout: 84% Diff (US): 9


1936 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 23,418 64.5%
Alf Landon (R) 10,448 28.8%
William Lemke (Union) 2,184 6.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 186 0.5%
Other 62 0.2%
TOTAL 36,298
Turnout: 84% Diff (US): -8


1932 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 22,837 69.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 9,168 27.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 728 2.2%
Other 140 0.4%
TOTAL 32,873
Turnout: 79% Diff (US): -12


1928 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 14,152 50.1%
Al Smith (D) 13,766 48.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 249 0.9%
Other 104 0.4%
TOTAL 28,271
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): -8


1924 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,434 28.6%
John Davis (D) 1,612 6.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 16,658 64.1%
Other 302 1.2%
TOTAL 26,006
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -25


1920 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 15,069 67.0%
James Cox (D) 2,971 13.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,251 18.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 187 0.8%
TOTAL 22,478
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 7


1916 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,959 35.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 8,027 58.0%
Allan Benson (Soc) 707 5.1%
James Hanly (Proh) 151 1.1%
TOTAL 13,844
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 12


1912 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,803 46.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,885 15.1%
William Taft* (R) 3,745 30.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 809 6.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 209 1.7%
Other 26 0.2%
TOTAL 12,477
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 7


1908 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 7,566 51.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 6,535 44.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 374 2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 196 1.3%
TOTAL 14,671
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 0


1904 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 8,994 65.3%
Alton Parker (D) 4,229 30.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 286 2.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 228 1.7%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 18 0.1%
Other 10 0.1%
TOTAL 13,765
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 9


1900 President, Wausau-Weston, WI Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 6,864 55.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 5,320 42.7%
John Woolley (Proh) 202 1.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 43 0.3%
Other 40 0.3%
TOTAL 12,469
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 3
* incumbent