Presidential voting trends in Wisconsin

Presidential Election voting trends
Read more about what a Bellwether is and Presidential election accuracy.
Voting trends by state
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Click here to read about the 2024 presidential election.

A bellwether is any indicator or predictor of something. In presidential electoral politics, states may be considered bellwethers of future electoral outcomes because of how many times they have voted for the winning candidate or party. Below is an analysis of Wisconsin's voting record in presidential elections from 1900 to 2020. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times the state has voted for the winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

Presidential election voting record in Wisconsin

See also: Presidential voting trends by state and Bellwether

Between 1900 and 2020, Wisconsin participated in 31 presidential elections.

1900-2020

• Wisconsin voted for Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election.
• Between 1900 and 2020, Wisconsin voted for the winning presidential candidate 77.4% of the time.
• Between 2000 and 2020, Wisconsin voted for the winning presidential candidate 66.7% of the time.
• Since 1900, Wisconsin has voted Democratic 48.4% of the time and Republican 48.4% of the time.
• Since 2000, Wisconsin has voted Democratic 83.3% of the time and Republican 16.7% of the time.

Third-party or alternative major party candidate votes

In 1924, Calvin Coolidge ran as a Republican, John W. Davis ran as a Democrat, and Robert M. La Follette Sr. ran as a Progressive; La Follette only won Wisconsin, his home state.

Presidential voting history

Wisconsin presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 15 Democratic wins
• 15 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	P	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D

See also

• Bellwether
• Presidential voting trends by state
• Presidential election accuracy data

External links

• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• University of California Santa Barbara, The American Presidency Project