1988 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1988 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
| country = Wisconsin
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1984 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
| previous_year = 1984
| next_election = 1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
| next_year = 1992
| election_date = November 8, 1988
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
| nominee1 = Michael Dukakis
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Massachusetts
| running_mate1 = Lloyd Bentsen
| electoral_vote1 = 11
| popular_vote1 = 1,126,794
| percentage1 = 51.41%
| image2 = File:VP George Bush crop.jpg
| nominee2 = George H. W. Bush
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Texas
| running_mate2 = Dan Quayle
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 1,047,499
| percentage2 = 47.80%
| map_image = Wisconsin Presidential Election Results 1988.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County Results
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Dukakis
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40–50%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}
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Bush
{{legend|#f2b3be|40–50%}}
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
{{col-end}}
| title = President
| before_election = Ronald Reagan
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = George H. W. Bush
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1988 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Wisconsin was won by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis who was running against incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas. Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as Vice President, and Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle. Dukakis won the election in Wisconsin with a four-point margin, likely due to the 1980s farm crisis which devastated rural areas of Wisconsin. The state has since consistently voted for the Democratic Party, until the victory of Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and 2024. This is also the last time Wisconsin would vote differently to fellow Rust Belt swing states Michigan and Pennsylvania, with all three states flipping simultaneously in 2016, 2020, and 2024 as well as the last time Wisconsin was the most Democratic leaning of the three Rust Belt swing states until 2024.
The election was very partisan, with over 99 percent of the electorate voting for either the Republican or Democratic parties, although five additional candidates were on the ballot.{{cite web|title=1988 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=55&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2013-07-21}} Dukakis and Bush almost evenly split Wisconsin's seventy-two counties – Dukakis won 37 and Bush won 35. Dukakis won the large urban counties containing Madison (Dane County), Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha, alongside almost entirely Native American Menominee County and the heavily unionized Scandinavian-American counties of the northwest. Bush won the suburban "WOW counties" and the more conservative, historically German Catholic, counties of the rural eastern half of the state.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 381-382, 414 {{ISBN|978-0-691-16324-6}} Over the state as a whole, Dukakis did best, as usual, in Menominee County, and Bush did best in Ozaukee County.
Results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" | |||
| colspan="6" | 1988 United States presidential election in Wisconsin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes | |||
| style="background:#33f; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | style="text-align:right;"| 1,126,794 | style="text-align:right;"| 51.41% | style="text-align:right;"| 11 | |||
| style="background:#f33; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | style="text-align:right;"| 1,047,499 | style="text-align:right;"| 47.80% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#DDDDCC; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | Ron Paul | style="text-align:right;"| 5,157 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.24% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#DDDDCC; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;"| 3,056 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.14% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#DDDDCC; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;"| 2,574{{efn|name="notseparated"|Votes for this candidate were not separated by county but listed only as a statewide total.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2149|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=WI US President Race, November 08, 1988}}}} | style="text-align:right;"| 0.12% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#DDDDCC; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;"| 2,302{{efn|name="notseparated"}} | style="text-align:right;"| 0.11% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Write-ins | | style="text-align:right;"| 2,273{{efn|name="notseparated"}} | style="text-align:right;"| 0.10% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#DDDDCC; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;"| 1,953{{efn|name="notseparated"}} | style="text-align:right;"| 0.09% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | |||
| style="background:#eee; text-align:right;"
| colspan="3"| Totals | 2,191,608 | 100.0% | 11 |
=Results by county=
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Michael Dukakis ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George H.W. Bush ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Ron Paul ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| David Duke ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin |
|---|
| data-sort-type="number"| #
! data-sort-type="number"| % ! data-sort-type="number"| # ! data-sort-type="number"| % ! data-sort-type="number"| # ! data-sort-type="number"| % ! data-sort-type="number"| # ! data-sort-type="number"| % ! data-sort-type="number"| # ! data-sort-type="number"| % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Adams | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,598 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,258 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.33% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.12% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 19 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 340 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,883 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Ashland | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,526 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 60.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,926 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.11% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 10 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.13% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 20 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,600 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,482 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Barron | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,951 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.94% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,527 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.53% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 45 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.26% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 47 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 424 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17,570 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Bayfield | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,323 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,095 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.50% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 12 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 28 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,228 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.46% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,458 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Brown | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41,788 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.62% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43,625 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.75% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 196 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 344 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,837 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -2.13% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 85,953 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Buffalo | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,481 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,783 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.08% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 23 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.36% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 26 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 698 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,313 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Burnett | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,537 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,884 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.61% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 11 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 33 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 653 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10.10% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,465 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Calumet | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,481 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,107 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.12% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 21 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 99 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,626 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,708 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Chippewa | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,447 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,757 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.69% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 53 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 97 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,690 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.92% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21,354 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Clark | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,642 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,296 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 19 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 79 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.61% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 346 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,036 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Columbia | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,132 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,475 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 45 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 78 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,343 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.81% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,730 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Crawford | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,608 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,238 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.98% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 22 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.32% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 25 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 370 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,893 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Dane | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 105,414 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 69,143 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 543 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.31% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 834 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36,271 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 175,934 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dodge | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,663 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,003 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.81% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 66 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.22% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 195 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,340 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -14.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 29,927 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Door | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,425 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,907 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.60% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 20 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 70 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.56% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,482 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,422 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Douglas | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,907 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 68.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,440 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.49% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 34 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 68 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,467 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,449 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Dunn | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,205 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,273 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.83% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 37 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.22% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 79 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.48% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,932 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,594 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Eau Claire | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21,150 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,664 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 60 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 149 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,486 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39,023 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Florence | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,018 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,106 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.63% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 4 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 14 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -88 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,142 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Fond du Lac | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,887 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.62% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,985 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.59% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 86 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 217 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,098 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -15.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38,175 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Forest | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,142 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,845 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 4 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.10% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 18 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 297 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,009 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}| Grant | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,421 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,049 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.32% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 44 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.22% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 66 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -628 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -3.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,580 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Green | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,153 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,636 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.73% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 41 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.34% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 78 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,483 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -12.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,908 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Green Lake | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,033 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,205 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.72% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 21 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 40 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,172 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -26.17% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,299 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Iowa | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,268 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,240 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.60% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 13 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 27 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 0.33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,548 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Iron | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,090 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,599 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 5 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.13% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 21 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 491 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,715 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jackson | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,924 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,555 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 11 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 27 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 369 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.91% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,517 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Jefferson | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,816 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,309 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.32% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 74 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.28% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 143 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,493 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26,342 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Juneau | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,734 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,869 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 18 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 41 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,135 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -13.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,662 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Kenosha | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 30,089 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,661 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.55% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 120 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 259 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.50% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,428 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52,129 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Kewaunee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,786 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,330 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 55 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.60% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 456 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,179 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| La Crosse | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22,204 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.39% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,548 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.90% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 100 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 214 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 656 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44,066 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lafayette | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,521 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,665 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.69% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 29 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -144 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,230 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Langlade | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,254 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,884 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 16 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 32 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -630 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.86% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,186 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lincoln | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,819 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,257 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.03% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 33 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 69 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 562 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,178 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Manitowoc | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,680 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,020 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.52% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 63 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.18% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 224 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,660 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35,987 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Marathon | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24,658 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,482 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.44% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 125 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 256 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 176 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 0.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49,521 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Marinette | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,030 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,637 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 26 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.15% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 71 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,607 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.05% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,764 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Marquette | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,463 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,059 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.95% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 30 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -596 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,567 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Menominee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,028 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 72.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 381 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 26.89% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.00% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.56% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 647 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,417 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Milwaukee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 268,287 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 61.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 168,363 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1,082 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 1,813 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 99,924 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.74% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 439,545 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Monroe | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,437 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,073 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.06% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 29 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 46 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -636 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,585 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oconto | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,549 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.75% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,084 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.65% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 23 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 60 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -535 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -3.90% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,716 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Oneida | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,414 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,130 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.88% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 55 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.35% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 71 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.45% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -716 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,670 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Outagamie | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27,771 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 33,113 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.04% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 103 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 291 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -5,342 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -8.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61,278 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ozaukee | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,661 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 22,899 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63.94% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 107 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 145 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -10,238 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -28.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35,812 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Pepin | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,906 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,311 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.36% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 8 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 23 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 595 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,248 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Pierce | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,659 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,045 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.87% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 33 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.22% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 52 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,614 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14,789 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Polk | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,981 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.22% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,866 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.98% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 43 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 85 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,115 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.24% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,975 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Portage | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,317 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,057 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 48 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 113 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,260 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,535 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Price | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,987 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,450 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.02% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 12 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 48 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 537 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.16% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,497 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Racine | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39,631 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 36,342 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.42% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 213 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.28% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 445 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,289 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 76,631 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Richland | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,643 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,026 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.23% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 16 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 23 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -383 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,708 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Rock | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 29,576 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.83% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 28,178 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.43% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 158 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 276 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,398 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58,188 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Rusk | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,888 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.51% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,063 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.73% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 18 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.26% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 35 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.50% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 825 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,004 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sauk | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,324 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,225 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.72% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 35 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 103 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,901 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,687 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sawyer | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,231 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,260 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.88% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 20 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.31% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 25 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -29 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.45% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,536 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Shawano | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,587 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,362 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.57% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 21 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 77 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.51% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,775 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 15,047 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sheboygan | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23,429 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,471 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.75% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 86 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.18% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 191 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -42 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,177 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| St. Croix | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,392 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.90% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,960 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 62 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.29% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 119 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,432 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21,533 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Taylor | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,785 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,254 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.52% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 15 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 46 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -469 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -5.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,100 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Trempealeau | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,212 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,902 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.87% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 16 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.14% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 45 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,310 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,175 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Vernon | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,754 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.94% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,226 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.17% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 35 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.32% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 63 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.57% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 528 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.77% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,078 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Vilas | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,781 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.89% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,842 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.09% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 21 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.22% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 78 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.80% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,061 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -21.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,722 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Walworth | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,203 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,259 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.50% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 91 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.30% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 132 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,056 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -19.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 30,685 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Washburn | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,393 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,074 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.25% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 13 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.20% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 26 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 319 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.90% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,506 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Washington | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,907 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 24,328 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.01% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 109 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 195 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -8,421 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -20.77% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 40,539 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Waukesha | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57,598 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 90,467 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.76% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 402 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.27% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 426 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.29% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -32,869 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -22.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 148,893 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Waupaca | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,078 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,559 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.62% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 30 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 90 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,481 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -23.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 18,757 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Waushara | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,535 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,953 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.91% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 18 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.21% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 47 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,418 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,553 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Winnebago | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,508 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35,085 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.82% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 119 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.19% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 294 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -6,577 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 64,006 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wood | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,074 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 16,549 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.38% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 52 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.16% | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 173 | {{party shading/Independent (United States)}}| 0.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}| -475 | {{party shading/Republican}}| -1.45% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 32,848 |
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!Totals!!1,126,794!!51.41%!!1,047,499!!47.80%!!5,157!!0.24%!!3,056!!0.14%!!79,295!!3.61%!!2,191,608 |
== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==
Analysis
Wisconsin weighed in for this election as 12 points more Democratic than the national average. {{As of|2020|11|alt=As of 2024}}, this is the last election in which Green County voted for a Republican presidential candidate,Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 in which the state would vote to the left of neighboring Illinois, and in which the Democratic candidate won Wisconsin while simultaneously losing Illinois. It was also the last election until 2016 in which both Wisconsin and Illinois voted differently. Additionally, it was the last election until 2024 in which Wisconsin voted to the left of both neighboring Michigan and fellow Rust Belt state Pennsylvania, as well as the most recent election where Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania all did not vote for the same candidate.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html|title=Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics|publisher=CNN|last=Brownstein|first=Ronald|date=September 16, 2024|accessdate=September 16, 2024}}
It was also the first time since 1960 that Wisconsin would back the losing candidate in a presidential election.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1988&fips=55&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state|title=Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Wisconsin|publisher=Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas}} It was also the first time since 1848 that the state would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election, and the first time ever that the state would back a Democrat while a Republican won the presidency. Conversely, this was the first time since 1924 that a Republican won without the state. Grant, Sauk, and Lafayette counties would not vote Republican again until 2016.
See also
Notes
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References
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