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1892–2024
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Madison, WI
presidential margin
2008D+42.72012D+39.22016D+40.02020D+44.32024D+43.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+43.0
2024
median income$88,936U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age37.1U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate10.1%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)50.4%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english10.2%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German33.5%
Irish12.9%
English10.1%
Mexican4.2%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Colombian0.3%
Asian Indian1.4%
Chinese1.4%
Hmong0.7%
African American†3.1%
African0.8%
Somali0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline10.6%
Muslim1.2%
Buddhist0.9%
Latter-day Saints0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Madison, WI, Wisconsin

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Madison, WIHarrisD+43.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Madison, WI, WIA map of the constituent counties of Madison, WI, WI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Columbia County, WI · R+4.6Dane County, WI · D+51.5Green County, WI · D+0.3Iowa County, WI · D+7.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic70.6%309,036
Donald TrumpRepublican27.6%120,916
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.7%7,644
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Madison, WI, WI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Columbia County, WIRepublicanR+4.6
Dane County, WIDemocraticD+51.5
Green County, WIDemocraticD+0.3
Iowa County, WIDemocraticD+7.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
70.6%Harris309,036
27.6%Trump120,916
1.7%Kennedy7,644
+43.0%
437,596
D
71.3%Biden295,210
27.0%Trump111,799
1.7%Jorgensen6,986
+44.3%
413,995
D
66.7%Clinton247,016
26.7%Trump98,940
6.6%Johnson24,356
+40.0%
370,312
D
68.9%Obama252,557
29.7%Romney108,814
1.4%Scattering5,212
+39.2%
366,583
D
70.7%Obama242,134
28.0%McCain95,817
1.4%Nader4,763
+42.7%
342,714
D
63.4%Kerry212,049
35.6%Bush119,170
1.0%Nader3,375
+27.8%
334,594
D
59.4%Gore168,658
34.8%Bush98,788
5.9%Nader16,697
+24.6%
284,143
D
55.5%Clinton130,509
32.0%Dole75,427
12.5%Perot29,419
+23.4%
235,355
D
51.9%Clinton134,006
30.7%Bush79,231
17.5%Perot45,203
+21.2%
258,440
D
57.4%Dukakis123,967
41.9%Bush90,494
0.8%Scattering1,659
+15.5%
216,120
D
52.4%Mondale110,994
46.9%Reagan99,295
0.7%Bergland1,516
+5.5%
211,805
D
48.8%Carter103,814
37.5%Reagan79,805
13.7%Anderson29,051
+11.3%
212,670
D
52.4%Carter101,662
43.7%Ford84,821
4.0%McCarthy7,693
+8.7%
194,176
D
53.9%McGovern93,415
45.0%Nixon77,951
1.1%Schmitz1,955
+8.9%
173,321
D
52.7%Humphrey73,047
42.6%Nixon59,057
4.6%Wallace6,438
+10.1%
138,542
D
67.7%Johnson88,379
32.2%Goldwater42,016
0.2%Hass237
+35.5%
130,632
R
47.7%Kennedy60,934
52.1%Nixon66,609
0.2%Byrd237
−4.4%
127,780
R
44.1%Stevenson48,839
55.4%Eisenhower61,390
0.5%Andrews510
−11.3%
110,739
R
43.4%Stevenson49,307
56.4%Eisenhower64,017
0.2%Hallinan261
−13.0%
113,585
D
54.9%Truman48,899
42.1%Dewey37,488
3.0%Thurmond2,638
+12.8%
89,025
D
54.9%Roosevelt50,759
44.4%Dewey41,052
0.7%Thomas691
+10.5%
92,502
D
57.3%Roosevelt55,942
41.8%Willkie40,794
1.0%Thomas942
+15.5%
97,678
D
64.1%Roosevelt55,721
32.4%Landon28,163
3.5%Lemke3,031
+31.7%
86,915
D
58.0%Roosevelt45,323
38.9%Hoover30,356
3.1%Thomas2,399
+19.2%
78,078
R
41.3%Smith29,886
57.9%Hoover41,931
0.8%Thomas594
−16.6%
72,411
O
6.1%Davis4,100
34.4%Coolidge23,217
59.5%La Follette40,125
La Follette +25.1
67,442
R
14.9%Cox7,655
79.9%Harding41,130
5.3%Debs2,707
−65.0%
51,492
D
50.0%Wilson16,075
46.7%Hughes15,019
3.4%Benson1,080
+3.3%
32,174
D
49.6%Wilson15,309
36.3%Taft11,194
14.1%Roosevelt4,343
+13.3%
30,846
R
40.4%Bryan14,114
54.8%Taft19,116
4.8%Debs1,671
−14.3%
34,901
R
31.1%Parker10,691
64.3%Roosevelt22,091
4.6%Debs1,583
−33.2%
34,365
R
35.3%Bryan11,829
60.9%McKinley20,425
3.8%Woolley1,289
−25.6%
33,543
R
38.1%Bryan13,300
57.7%McKinley20,133
4.2%Palmer1,452
−19.6%
34,885
R
45.5%Cleveland14,178
46.1%Harrison14,362
8.3%Weaver2,587
−0.6%
31,127
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +43.0% in 2024.flipped D · 1964+43.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−0.6%
1896−19.6%
1900−25.6%
1904−33.2%
1908−14.3%
1912+13.3%
1916+3.3%
1920−65.0%
1924−28.3%
1928−16.6%
1932+19.2%
1936+31.7%
1940+15.5%
1944+10.5%
1948+12.8%
1952−13.0%
1956−11.3%
1960−4.4%
1964+35.5%
1968+10.1%
1972+8.9%
1976+8.7%
1980+11.3%
1984+5.5%
1988+15.5%
1992+21.2%
1996+23.4%
2000+24.6%
2004+27.8%
2008+42.7%
2012+39.2%
2016+40.0%
2020+44.3%
2024+43.0%
DemocraticRepublican

The seven-county Madison metro consistently posts some of the widest Democratic margins in the Midwest, driven by a dense concentration of university employees, students, and state-government workers in Dane County's urban core.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 65.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.

A population of 691,830, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,936 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iowa City, IA and Ann Arbor, MI.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Iowa City, IA
95.5twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
Ann Arbor, MI
94.0twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
93.4twin score
2000–2020 trajectory≠ 2024 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Madison, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 43.0 points (D+43.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 437,596 votes cast, 309,036 went Democratic and 120,916 went Republican.
When did Madison, WI, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in Madison, WI, Wisconsin?
Madison, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 691,830 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Madison, WI, Wisconsin is $88,936 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Madison, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Madison, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.