Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Vilas County, WI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Vilas County, Wisconsin voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+23.0 — 6,119 Democratic to 9,837 Republican of 16,135 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 22.1 points more Republican than Wisconsin overall (R+0.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Vilas County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,119 | 9,837 | 179 | 37.9% | 61.0% | R+23.0 |
| 2020 | 5,903 | 9,261 | 205 | 38.4% | 60.3% | R+21.8 |
| 2016 | 4,770 | 8,169 | 673 | 35.0% | 60.0% | R+25.0 |
| 2012 | 5,951 | 7,749 | 142 | 43.0% | 56.0% | R+13.0 |
| 2008 | 6,491 | 7,055 | 204 | 47.2% | 51.3% | R+4.1 |
| 2004 | 5,713 | 8,155 | 134 | 40.8% | 58.2% | R+17.4 |
| 2000 | 4,706 | 6,958 | 658 | 38.2% | 56.5% | R+18.3 |
Vilas County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Vilas County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Vilas County, Wisconsin in 2024 by R+23.0, with 16,135 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Vilas County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Vilas County shifted 1.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+21.8) and 2024 (R+23.0).
Is Vilas County more Democratic or Republican than Wisconsin overall?+
In 2024, Vilas County went R+23.0 while Wisconsin overall went R+0.9 — 22.1 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.