Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 50.0% | 660,683 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 48.3% | 637,927 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No | 1.8% | 23,134 |
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 50.0%Harris660,683 | 48.3%Trump637,927 | 1.8%Kennedy23,134 | 1,321,744 | ||
| D | 50.5%Biden653,102 | 47.8%Trump617,754 | 1.7%Jorgensen21,634 | 1,292,490 | ||
| D | 47.5%Clinton559,755 | 46.3%Trump544,963 | 6.2%Johnson73,195 | 1,177,913 | ||
| D | 50.9%Obama640,807 | 48.0%Romney604,694 | 1.1%Scattering13,474 | 1,258,975 | ||
| D | 53.2%Obama645,903 | 45.5%McCain552,458 | 1.3%Nader15,453 | 1,213,814 | ||
| R | 47.8%Kerry579,963 | 51.3%Bush622,990 | 0.9%Nader10,664 | 1,213,617 | ||
| R | 46.1%Gore492,629 | 50.1%Bush535,336 | 3.8%Nader40,502 | 1,068,467 | ||
| D | 48.3%Clinton432,046 | 41.1%Dole368,183 | 10.6%Perot94,796 | 895,025 | ||
| D | 40.9%Clinton428,649 | 38.8%Bush406,779 | 20.2%Perot211,755 | 1,047,183 | ||
| D | 52.2%Dukakis484,284 | 47.1%Bush437,102 | 0.7%Scattering6,294 | 927,680 | ||
| R | 47.5%Mondale449,205 | 51.9%Reagan491,281 | 0.6%Bergland6,126 | 946,612 | ||
| R | 44.5%Carter426,431 | 47.0%Reagan451,096 | 8.5%Anderson81,725 | 959,252 | ||
| D | 49.5%Carter450,108 | 47.7%Ford433,764 | 2.8%McCarthy25,267 | 909,139 | ||
| R | 44.9%McGovern360,444 | 51.8%Nixon415,913 | 3.2%Schmitz26,031 | 802,388 | ||
| D | 46.3%Humphrey347,135 | 45.1%Nixon337,481 | 8.6%Wallace64,459 | 749,075 | ||
| D | 62.9%Johnson484,708 | 36.9%Goldwater284,140 | 0.2%Hass1,462 | 770,310 | ||
| D | 52.1%Kennedy401,254 | 47.7%Nixon367,187 | 0.2%Byrd1,584 | 770,025 | ||
| R | 39.9%Stevenson273,726 | 59.4%Eisenhower407,474 | 0.7%Andrews4,625 | 685,825 | ||
| R | 43.8%Stevenson308,301 | 55.8%Eisenhower392,723 | 0.4%Hallinan2,891 | 703,915 | ||
| D | 52.1%Truman287,680 | 43.8%Dewey241,590 | 4.1%Thurmond22,378 | 551,648 | ||
| D | 53.5%Roosevelt305,174 | 44.9%Dewey256,214 | 1.6%Thomas9,205 | 570,593 | ||
| D | 54.6%Roosevelt309,810 | 43.0%Willkie243,923 | 2.3%Thomas13,194 | 566,927 | ||
| D | 69.7%Roosevelt342,262 | 23.8%Landon116,979 | 6.5%Lemke31,989 | 491,230 | ||
| D | 65.2%Roosevelt284,285 | 25.2%Hoover109,993 | 9.6%Thomas41,973 | 436,251 | ||
| D | 49.6%Smith183,397 | 46.1%Hoover170,255 | 4.3%Thomas15,843 | 369,495 | ||
| O | 9.5%Davis26,932 | 37.9%Coolidge108,014 | 52.6%La Follette150,034 | 284,980 | ||
| R | 17.2%Cox43,423 | 61.8%Harding156,394 | 21.0%Debs53,145 | 252,962 | ||
| D | 43.6%Wilson65,110 | 42.1%Hughes62,941 | 14.3%Benson21,353 | 149,404 | ||
| D | 43.3%Wilson57,370 | 27.7%Taft36,689 | 29.0%Roosevelt38,509 | 132,568 | ||
| R | 39.2%Bryan56,121 | 44.3%Taft63,407 | 16.5%Debs23,668 | 143,196 | ||
| R | 31.2%Parker42,756 | 50.9%Roosevelt69,687 | 17.9%Debs24,474 | 136,917 | ||
| R | 40.4%Bryan54,815 | 53.3%McKinley72,352 | 6.2%Woolley8,462 | 135,629 | ||
| R | 39.7%Bryan53,411 | 56.8%McKinley76,383 | 3.4%Palmer4,613 | 134,407 | ||
| D | 51.8%Cleveland57,388 | 44.2%Harrison48,979 | 4.1%Weaver4,508 | 110,875 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.6% |
| 1896 | −17.1% |
| 1900 | −12.9% |
| 1904 | −19.7% |
| 1908 | −5.1% |
| 1912 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −44.7% |
| 1924 | −28.5% |
| 1928 | +3.6% |
| 1932 | +40.0% |
| 1936 | +45.9% |
| 1940 | +11.6% |
| 1944 | +8.6% |
| 1948 | +8.4% |
| 1952 | −12.0% |
| 1956 | −19.5% |
| 1960 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | +26.0% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −6.9% |
| 1976 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | −2.6% |
| 1984 | −4.4% |
| 1988 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | −4.0% |
| 2004 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | +1.7% |
The Milwaukee media market spans southeastern Wisconsin's dense urban core and surrounding exurbs, creating a battleground where the city's high-density wards and collar-county suburbs often pull in opposite directions on election night.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 44.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.7 points.
A population of 2,333,301, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,652 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago.
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