32 Juneau
Juneau County (pop. 27,000) lies to the northwest of Dane County, generally beyond the economic pull of the state capitol. It is 88% white, with a lower median income than the state average and a higher poverty rate. More than half of residents have a high school degree or less. Politically, the county was closely divided between Democrats and Republicans during the 2000s, but it has shifted toward the Republican Party beginning around 2010. Remarkably, the Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson won a plurality of the county in his 2002 campaign for governor.
32.1 Demographics
32.2 county election results
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32.3 municipality election results
The county seat, Mauston City (pop. 4,300), is the largest municipality in the county. Several other small cities and villages punctuate the rural towns covering the county. The City of Elroy (pop. 1,500) is a popular bicycling destination and the eastern terminus of the first rails-to-trails conversion in the country (the Elroy-Sparta State Trail). All Juneau County municipalities voted for Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020.
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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