Wisconsin — Elections 1876–2024

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−0.9%	1,668,229	1,697,626	3,422,918
2020	D	+0.6%	1,630,866	1,610,184	3,298,041
2016	R	−0.8%	1,382,536	1,405,284	2,976,150
2012	D	+6.9%	1,620,985	1,407,966	3,068,434
2008	D	+13.9%	1,676,761	1,262,393	2,982,967
2004	D	+0.4%	1,489,504	1,478,120	2,997,007
2000	D	+0.2%	1,242,987	1,237,279	2,598,607
1996	D	+10.3%	1,071,971	845,029	2,196,169
1992	D	+4.4%	1,041,066	930,855	2,531,114
1988	D	+3.6%	1,126,794	1,047,499	2,189,335
1984	R	−9.2%	995,843	1,199,585	2,212,091
1980	R	−4.7%	981,584	1,088,845	2,271,884
1976	D	+1.7%	1,040,232	1,004,987	2,101,336
1972	R	−9.7%	810,174	989,430	1,851,997
1968	R	−3.6%	748,804	809,997	1,689,196
1964	D	+24.3%	1,050,424	638,495	1,691,815
1960	R	−3.7%	830,805	895,175	1,729,082
1956	R	−23.7%	586,768	954,844	1,550,558
1952	R	−22.2%	622,175	979,744	1,607,370
1948	D	+4.4%	647,310	590,959	1,276,800
1944	R	−1.8%	650,413	674,532	1,339,152
1940	D	+1.8%	704,821	679,206	1,405,522
1936	D	+33.5%	802,984	380,828	1,258,560
1932	D	+32.3%	707,410	347,741	1,114,801
1928	R	−9.2%	450,259	544,205	1,016,831
1924	O	−29.0%	68,115	311,614	840,827
1920	R	−54.9%	113,418	498,676	701,377
1916	R	−6.6%	191,363	220,822	447,134
1912	D	+8.4%	164,230	130,596	399,975
1908	R	−17.8%	166,662	247,744	454,438
1904	R	−35.2%	124,205	280,315	443,441
1900	R	−24.1%	159,163	265,760	442,501
1896	R	−22.9%	165,523	268,135	447,409
1892	D	+1.7%	177,325	171,101	371,481
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	49.3%	48.5%	3,390,787
2022	R	49.4%	50.4%	2,652,477
2018	D	55.4%	44.6%	2,657,841
2016	R	46.8%	50.2%	2,948,741
2012	D	51.4%	45.9%	3,009,411
2010	R	47.0%	51.9%	2,171,331
2006	D	67.3%	29.5%	2,138,297
2004	D	55.4%	44.1%	2,949,743
2000	D	61.5%	37.0%	2,540,083
1998	D	50.5%	48.4%	1,760,836
1994	D	58.3%	40.7%	1,565,628
1992	D	52.6%	46.0%	2,455,124
1988	D	52.1%	47.5%	2,168,190
1986	R	47.4%	50.9%	1,483,174
1982	D	63.6%	34.1%	1,544,883
1980	R	48.3%	50.2%	2,204,202
1976	D	72.2%	27.0%	1,935,183

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

35.8%

Irish

10.4%

Polish

7.6%

English

6.7%

Italian

3.4%

American

3.4%

French

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

6.9%

55–64

6.9%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

6.4%

35–44

6.2%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,485

Wisconsin ranks near the middle of US counties.

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.0%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.2%

Mainline Protestant

14.0%

Other Christian

7.1%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Methodist

1.3%

Baptist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the state by one point — well within the historical noise of how the state votes.

The state's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-four points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 5,914,872, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,485 — situate the state close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wisconsin, Wisconsin voted Republican by 0.9 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,422,918 votes cast, 1,668,229 went Democratic and 1,697,626 went Republican.

What is Wisconsin, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Wisconsin, Wisconsin as a "Tossup" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.

When did Wisconsin, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Wisconsin, Wisconsin?

Wisconsin, Wisconsin has a population of 5,914,872 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wisconsin, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Wisconsin, Wisconsin is $77,485 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Wisconsin, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

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