Milwaukee County, Wisconsin presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Milwaukee County by 38.5 points, out of 462,837 votes for president.

Milwaukee 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	316,292	68.3%
Donald J. Trump REP	138,022	29.8%
Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware (WGR)	3,288	0.7%
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. / Nicole Shanahan (NP)	1,905	0.4%
Chase Russell Oliver / Mike ter Maat (LIB)	1,146	0.2%
Cornel West / Melina Abdullah (NP)	1,049	0.2%
Claudia De la Cruz / Karina Garcia (NP)	622	0.1%
Randall Terry / Stephen Broden (CON)	442	0.1%
Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak (NP, write-in)	71	0.0%
Cherunda Lynn Fox (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
Brian Kienitz (NP, write-in)	0	0.0%
Doug Jenkins / Kimberly LaLonde (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	464,107

Milwaukee County was D+38.5 against R+0.9 statewide, 39.4 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	317,527	69.3%
Donald J. Trump REP	134,482	29.4%
Jo Jorgensen / Jeremy Spike Cohen (IND)	4,342	0.9%
Brian Carroll / Amar Patel (IND)	752	0.2%
Don Blankenship / William Mohr (CON)	624	0.1%
Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker (IND, write-in)	214	0.0%
Kanye West / Michelle Tidball (IND, write-in)	107	0.0%
Gloria La Riva / Sunil Freeman (IND, write-in)	37	0.0%
Mark Charles / Adrian Wallace (IND, write-in)	11	0.0%
Jade Simmons / Claudeliah J. Roze (IND, write-in)	6	0.0%
Kasey Wells / Rachel Wells (IND, write-in)	3	0.0%
President R19 Boddie / Eric Stoneham (IND, write-in)	1	0.0%
Total	459,723

Milwaukee County was D+39.9 against D+0.6 statewide, 39.3 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	288,822	66.2%
Donald J. Trump REP	126,069	28.9%
Gary Johnson LIB	13,590	3.1%
Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka (WGR)	4,528	1.0%
Evan McMullin / Nathan Johnson (write-in) (IND)	1,576	0.4%
Darrell L. Castle / Scott N. Bradley (CON)	1,262	0.3%
Monica Moorehead / Lamont Lilly (IND)	313	0.1%
Rocky Roque De La Fuente / Michael Steinberg (IND)	199	0.0%
Michael A. Maturen / Juan Munoz (write-in) (IND)	53	0.0%
Emidio Soltysik / Angela Nicole Walker (write-in) (IND)	12	0.0%
Chris Keniston / Deacon Taylor (write-in) (IND)	9	0.0%
Cherunda Fox / Roger Kushner (write-in) (IND)	8	0.0%
Tom Hoefling / Steve Schulin (write-in) (IND)	3	0.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff / Edward E. Leamer (write-in) (IND)	1	0.0%
Joseph Maldonado (write-in) (IND)	1	0.0%
Marshall Schoenke / James Creighton Mitchell Jr. (write-in) (IND)	0	0.0%
Total	441,053

Milwaukee County was D+37.3 against R+0.8 statewide, 38.1 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	332,438	67.5%
Mitt Romney REP	154,924	31.5%
All other candidates	5,214	1.1%
Total	492,576

Milwaukee County was D+36.0 against D+6.8 statewide, 29.2 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	319,819	67.3%
John McCain REP	149,445	31.4%
All other candidates	5,928	1.2%
Total	475,192

Milwaukee County was D+35.9 against D+13.9 statewide, 22.0 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	297,653	61.7%
George W. Bush REP	180,287	37.4%
All other candidates	4,296	0.9%
Total	482,236

Milwaukee County was D+24.3 against D+0.4 statewide, 23.9 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	252,329	58.2%
George W. Bush REP	163,491	37.7%
All other candidates	17,717	4.1%
Total	433,537

Milwaukee County was D+20.5 against D+0.2 statewide, 20.3 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 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Milwaukee County by 38.5 points, out of 462,837 votes counted for president.

Is Milwaukee County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 38.5 points; 2020: Democratic by 39.9 points; 2016: Democratic by 37.3 points; 2012: Democratic by 36.0 points; 2008: Democratic by 35.9 points; 2004: Democratic by 24.3 points; 2000: Democratic by 20.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 39.4 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 38.5 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