In 1984, Ronald Reason won Ozaukee County by 37.4 percentage points.
In 2020, Donald Trump won the county by 12.1 percentage points.
Will the county flip from Red to Blue in 2024? Probably not, but likely to be close.
3rd party votes: 19.2% in 1992, 9.3% in 1996. 7.2% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 7.3% of the vote in 1968)
Trump received 3,448 more votes than he did in 2016, a 11% increase. Biden received 6,347 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 31%.
Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.6 percentage points. Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 6.1 percentage points.
The population of Ozaukee County has increased 36% since 1980.
Diversity is not Ozaukee County's strong suit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
But it does have a large number of well-educated, if older, residents.
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 49.8% - Ozaukee County
- 32.0% - Wisconsin
- 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 22.3% - Ozaukee County
- 19.1% - Wisconsin
- 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 5.8% - Ozaukee County
- 10.7% - Wisconsin
- 11.1% - U.S.
Other candidates to flip Blue in 2024:
Hamilton County, Indiana. (11/2/2024)
Carver County, Minnesota. (11/2/2024)
Collin County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
Denton County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
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