Elections / 2016 · Dem primary · WI
Sanders led Wisconsin's 2016 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Sanders led by 13.5 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Wisconsin 2016 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sanders | 570,192 | 56.6% |
| Clinton | 433,739 | 43.0% |
| Other | 3,669 | 0.4% |
By county (72)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | Clinton | +3.7 | 195,057 |
| Dane County | Sanders | +25.2 | 164,743 |
| Waukesha County | Sanders | +3.1 | 51,441 |
| Brown County | Sanders | +14.9 | 39,389 |
| Winnebago County | Sanders | +22.8 | 29,164 |
| Racine County | Sanders | +2.0 | 28,890 |
| Rock County | Sanders | +21.2 | 28,730 |
| Outagamie County | Sanders | +20.4 | 28,337 |
| Kenosha County | Sanders | +14.6 | 25,647 |
| La Crosse County | Sanders | +25.9 | 24,120 |
| Eau Claire County | Sanders | +27.9 | 21,429 |
| Marathon County | Sanders | +18.2 | 19,827 |
| Sheboygan County | Sanders | +11.2 | 16,189 |
| Portage County | Sanders | +29.4 | 14,506 |
| Washington County | Sanders | +9.2 | 14,120 |
| Walworth County | Sanders | +23.7 | 13,668 |
| Ozaukee County | Sanders | +2.3 | 13,513 |
| Fond du Lac County | Sanders | +14.4 | 12,940 |
| Jefferson County | Sanders | +22.5 | 12,371 |
| Sauk County | Sanders | +22.8 | 11,765 |
| Manitowoc County | Sanders | +12.7 | 11,526 |
| Wood County | Sanders | +20.7 | 11,222 |
| Dodge County | Sanders | +16.2 | 10,790 |
| Columbia County | Sanders | +21.3 | 10,679 |
| St. Croix County | Sanders | +7.3 | 10,664 |
| Chippewa County | Sanders | +12.0 | 9,189 |
| Douglas County | Sanders | +11.5 | 8,163 |
| Grant County | Sanders | +18.7 | 7,599 |
| Green County | Sanders | +22.4 | 7,167 |
| Calumet County | Sanders | +14.0 | 7,065 |
| Dunn County | Sanders | +27.6 | 6,734 |
| Waupaca County | Sanders | +20.1 | 6,515 |
| Door County | Sanders | +7.6 | 6,390 |
| Oneida County | Sanders | +20.7 | 6,345 |
| Monroe County | Sanders | +21.8 | 5,839 |
| Pierce County | Sanders | +15.4 | 5,602 |
| Barron County | Sanders | +7.0 | 5,578 |
| Vernon County | Sanders | +28.4 | 5,438 |
| Iowa County | Sanders | +19.3 | 5,391 |
| Marinette County | Sanders | +2.2 | 5,310 |
| Shawano County | Sanders | +17.2 | 5,139 |
| Oconto County | Sanders | +3.3 | 5,047 |
| Polk County | Sanders | +6.6 | 4,685 |
| Trempealeau County | Sanders | +9.9 | 4,444 |
| Lincoln County | Sanders | +16.9 | 4,191 |
| Bayfield County | Sanders | +27.4 | 4,123 |
| Vilas County | Sanders | +20.5 | 3,573 |
| Ashland County | Sanders | +27.6 | 3,467 |
| Clark County | Sanders | +14.4 | 3,452 |
| Juneau County | Sanders | +15.1 | 3,210 |
| Jackson County | Sanders | +18.1 | 3,184 |
| Kewaunee County | Sanders | +5.3 | 3,181 |
| Richland County | Sanders | +16.6 | 3,071 |
| Adams County | Sanders | +4.8 | 2,912 |
| Waushara County | Sanders | +12.6 | 2,856 |
| Crawford County | Sanders | +16.2 | 2,754 |
| Langlade County | Sanders | +9.6 | 2,659 |
| Sawyer County | Sanders | +25.6 | 2,648 |
| Lafayette County | Sanders | +6.4 | 2,523 |
| Washburn County | Sanders | +14.4 | 2,500 |
| Marquette County | Sanders | +14.0 | 2,332 |
| Price County | Sanders | +24.2 | 2,295 |
| Taylor County | Sanders | +19.9 | 2,147 |
| Green Lake County | Sanders | +13.6 | 2,031 |
| Buffalo County | Sanders | +16.3 | 1,990 |
| Rusk County | Sanders | +14.4 | 1,919 |
| Burnett County | Sanders | +1.0 | 1,872 |
| Forest County | Sanders | +4.4 | 1,291 |
| Iron County | Sanders | +12.4 | 1,018 |
| Pepin County | Sanders | +12.6 | 999 |
| Menominee County | Sanders | +26.9 | 561 |
| Florence County | Sanders | +24.9 | 474 |