Wisconsin presidential election results and history

Wisconsin has voted in 45 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 35 of the 45 with a recorded winner (78%).

Current members of Congress from Wisconsin (10)

Tammy Baldwin Senator · Democrat
Ron Johnson Senator · Republican
Bryan Steil District 1 · Republican
Mark Pocan District 2 · Democrat
Derrick Van Orden District 3 · Republican
Gwen Moore District 4 · Democrat
Scott Fitzgerald District 5 · Republican
Glenn Grothman District 6 · Republican
Thomas P. Tiffany District 7 · Republican
Tony Wied District 8 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump0.9 pts
Electoral votes: 10
Republican wins: 26
Democratic wins: 18

Wisconsin, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Wisconsin

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	49.7%	Kamala Harris	0.9	10	3,415,787	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Joseph R. Biden	49.5%	Donald J. Trump	0.6	10	3,298,041	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Donald J. Trump	47.2%	Hillary Clinton	0.8	10	2,976,150	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Barack Obama	52.9%	Mitt Romney	6.8	10	3,071,434	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	56.2%	John McCain	13.9	10	2,983,417	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	49.7%	George W. Bush	0.4	10	2,997,007	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	47.8%	George W. Bush	0.2	11	2,598,607	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	48.8%	Robert Dole	10.3	11	2,196,169	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	41.1%	George H. W. Bush	4.4	11	2,531,114	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	51.4%	George H. W. Bush	3.6	11	2,191,608	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Ronald Reagan	54.2%	Walter Mondale	9.2	11	2,211,689	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	47.9%	Jimmy Carter	4.7	11	2,273,221	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	49.4%	Gerald R. Ford	1.7	11	2,104,175	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	53.4%	George McGovern	9.7	11	1,852,890	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	47.9%	Hubert Humphrey	3.6	12	1,691,538	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	62.1%	Barry Goldwater	24.4	12	1,691,815	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	51.8%	John F. Kennedy	3.7	12	1,729,082	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.6%	Adlai Stevenson	23.7	12	1,550,558	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.0%	Adlai Stevenson	22.3	12	1,607,370	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	50.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	4.4	12	1,276,800	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	50.4%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	1.8	12	1,339,152	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	50.1%	Wendell L. Willkie	1.8	12	1,405,522	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	63.8%	Alfred M. Landon	33.5	12	1,258,560	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	63.5%	Herbert Hoover	32.3	12	1,114,814	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	53.5%	Alfred E. Smith	9.2	13	1,016,831	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Robert LaFollette	54.0%	Calvin Coolidge	16.9	13	840,827	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	Warren G. Harding	71.1%	James M. Cox	54.9	13	701,281	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	49.4%	Woodrow Wilson	6.6	13	447,134	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	41.1%	William Howard Taft	8.4	13	399,975	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	54.5%	William Jennings Bryan	17.8	13	454,438	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	63.2%	Alton B. Parker	35.2	13	443,440	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	60.1%	William Jennings Bryan	24.1	12	442,501	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	59.9%	William Jennings Bryan	22.9	12	447,409	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	47.7%	Benjamin Harrison	1.7	12	371,481	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Benjamin Harrison	49.8%	Grover Cleveland	6.0	11	354,614	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	50.4%	Grover Cleveland	4.6	11	319,847	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	54.0%	Winfield S. Hancock	11.1	10	267,202	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.7%	Samuel Tilden	2.6	10	257,799	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	54.6%	Horace Greeley	9.7	10	192,255	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	56.3%	Horatio Seymour	12.5	8	193,628	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	55.9%	George McClellan	11.8	8	149,342	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	56.6%	Stephen Douglas	13.9	5	152,180	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	55.7%	James Buchanan	11.8	5	120,513	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	52.0%	Winfield Scott	17.6	5	64,740	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	38.3%	Zachary Taylor	3.2	4	39,166	Zachary Taylor ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Wisconsin voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 0.9 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 0.6 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 0.8 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 6.8 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 13.9 points.

When did Wisconsin last vote Democratic for president?

In 2020, for Joseph R. Biden.

When did Wisconsin last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Wisconsin vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Wisconsin backed the national winner in 35 of 45 elections in this record (78%).

Is Wisconsin a swing state?

Yes. It is among the most competitive states: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 6.8 points, Republican by 0.8 points, Democratic by 0.6 points and Republican by 0.9 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data