Dane County, Wisconsin presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Dane County by 51.7 points, out of 364,961 votes for president.

Dane County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Wisconsin 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Kamala Harris DEM	273,995	75.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	85,454	23.4%
Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware (WGR)	1,721	0.5%
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. / Nicole Shanahan (NP)	1,413	0.4%
Chase Russell Oliver / Mike ter Maat (LIB)	1,209	0.3%
Claudia De la Cruz / Karina Garcia (NP)	396	0.1%
Cornel West / Melina Abdullah (NP)	355	0.1%
Randall Terry / Stephen Broden (CON)	297	0.1%
Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak (NP, write-in)	110	0.0%
Doug Jenkins / Kimberly LaLonde (NP, write-in)	11	0.0%
Cherunda Lynn Fox (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
Brian Kienitz (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
Future Madam Potus / Jessica Kennedy (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
André Ramone McNeil, Sr. (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
Total	365,929

Dane County was D+51.7 against R+0.9 statewide, 52.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission, WEC Canvass Reporting System, County by County Report, 2024 General Election, President of the United States (6 pages, generated 11/27/2024)

2020

Wisconsin 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Joseph R. Biden DEM	260,121	75.6%
Donald J. Trump REP	78,794	22.9%
Jo Jorgensen / Jeremy Spike Cohen (IND)	3,666	1.1%
Brian Carroll / Amar Patel (IND)	583	0.2%
Don Blankenship / William Mohr (CON)	405	0.1%
Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker (IND, write-in)	216	0.1%
Kanye West / Michelle Tidball (IND, write-in)	67	0.0%
Gloria La Riva / Sunil Freeman (IND, write-in)	42	0.0%
Mark Charles / Adrian Wallace (IND, write-in)	12	0.0%
Jade Simmons / Claudeliah J. Roze (IND, write-in)	5	0.0%
Kasey Wells / Rachel Wells (IND, write-in)	1	0.0%
President R19 Boddie / Eric Stoneham (IND, write-in)	0	0.0%
Total	344,728

Dane County was D+52.7 against D+0.6 statewide, 52.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission, Statement of Canvass for President, Vice President and Presidential Electors, General Election November 3, 2020 (signed November 30, 2020) with the WEC Canvass Reporting System County by County Report (pages 2-7); scanned, no text layer

2016

Wisconsin 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	217,697	71.2%
Donald J. Trump REP	71,275	23.3%
Gary Johnson LIB	10,541	3.4%
Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka (WGR)	4,316	1.4%
Evan McMullin / Nathan Johnson (write-in) (IND)	943	0.3%
Darrell L. Castle / Scott N. Bradley (CON)	781	0.3%
Monica Moorehead / Lamont Lilly (IND)	175	0.1%
Rocky Roque De La Fuente / Michael Steinberg (IND)	139	0.0%
Michael A. Maturen / Juan Munoz (write-in) (IND)	43	0.0%
Cherunda Fox / Roger Kushner (write-in) (IND)	21	0.0%
Emidio Soltysik / Angela Nicole Walker (write-in) (IND)	12	0.0%
Chris Keniston / Deacon Taylor (write-in) (IND)	7	0.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff / Edward E. Leamer (write-in) (IND)	1	0.0%
Tom Hoefling / Steve Schulin (write-in) (IND)	1	0.0%
Marshall Schoenke / James Creighton Mitchell Jr. (write-in) (IND)	0	0.0%
Joseph Maldonado (write-in) (IND)	0	0.0%
Total	309,354

Dane County was D+47.9 against R+0.8 statewide, 48.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission, WEC Canvass Reporting System, County by County Report, 2016 General Election, President of the United States (2 pages, generated 12/13/2016)

2012

Wisconsin 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	216,071	71.0%
Mitt Romney REP	83,644	27.5%
All other candidates	4,466	1.5%
Total	304,181

Dane County was D+43.5 against D+6.8 statewide, 36.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Wisconsin 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	205,984	72.8%
John McCain REP	73,065	25.8%
All other candidates	3,890	1.4%
Total	282,939

Dane County was D+47.0 against D+13.9 statewide, 33.1 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Wisconsin 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	181,052	66.0%
George W. Bush REP	90,369	33.0%
All other candidates	2,828	1.0%
Total	274,249

Dane County was D+33.0 against D+0.4 statewide, 32.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Wisconsin 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	142,317	61.1%
George W. Bush REP	75,790	32.6%
All other candidates	14,632	6.3%
Total	232,739

Dane County was D+28.5 against D+0.2 statewide, 28.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Dane County, Wisconsin in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Dane County by 51.7 points, out of 364,961 votes counted for president.

Is Dane County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 51.7 points; 2020: Democratic by 52.7 points; 2016: Democratic by 47.9 points; 2012: Democratic by 43.5 points; 2008: Democratic by 47.0 points; 2004: Democratic by 33.0 points; 2000: Democratic by 28.5 points.

How does Dane County vote compared with the rest of Wisconsin?

In 2024 it was 52.6 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 51.7 points against Republican by 0.9 points statewide).

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