24  Forest

Located along the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, much of Forest County (pop. 9,200) lies within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Both the Forest County Potawatomi and the Sokaogon Chippewa tribes hold reservation land in the county, and 12% of the population identified as Native American alone in the 2020 census. Overall, the county’s population is older than the state average, incomes are lower, poverty is higher, and fewer residents have college degrees. Politically, the county, which was competitive between the two parties in the early 2000s, has grown increasingly Republican over the past two decades.

24.1 Demographics

24.2 county election results

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24.3 municipality election results

All municipalities in Forest County lean Republican, and most gave Trump a higher share of the vote in 2020 than 2016. The two communities with the highest Native American population share, the towns of Nashville and Lincoln, are among the most politically competitive.

This map shows the location of each municipality in the county, as it existed in 2022.

These dot plots show the most recent election results in each municipality.

To more clearly illustrate recent changes in municipality voting trends, these scatterplots compare the most recent vote for president and senator with the shift from that office’s previous election.

These maps show show every election result since 2000 in each municipality.

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24.4 Appendix

24.4.1 detailed county results

24.4.2 detailed municipality results