Waukesha County, Wisconsin presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Waukesha County by 19.8 points, out of 274,845 votes for president.

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

2024

Wisconsin 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	162,768	59.2%
Kamala Harris DEM	108,478	39.5%
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. / Nicole Shanahan (NP)	1,146	0.4%
Chase Russell Oliver / Mike ter Maat (LIB)	1,033	0.4%
Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware (WGR)	943	0.3%
Randall Terry / Stephen Broden (CON)	284	0.1%
Cornel West / Melina Abdullah (NP)	114	0.0%
Claudia De la Cruz / Karina Garcia (NP)	79	0.0%
Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak (NP, write-in)	0	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	275,787

Waukesha County was R+19.7 against R+0.9 statewide, 18.8 points more Republican 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
Donald J. Trump REP	159,649	59.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	103,906	38.9%
Jo Jorgensen / Jeremy Spike Cohen (IND)	3,023	1.1%
Brian Carroll / Amar Patel (IND)	331	0.1%
Don Blankenship / William Mohr (CON)	305	0.1%
Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker (IND, write-in)	54	0.0%
Kanye West / Michelle Tidball (IND, write-in)	26	0.0%
Jade Simmons / Claudeliah J. Roze (IND, write-in)	6	0.0%
Gloria La Riva / Sunil Freeman (IND, write-in)	5	0.0%
Mark Charles / Adrian Wallace (IND, write-in)	1	0.0%
Kasey Wells / Rachel Wells (IND, write-in)	0	0.0%
President R19 Boddie / Eric Stoneham (IND, write-in)	0	0.0%
Total	267,996

Waukesha County was R+20.8 against D+0.6 statewide, 21.4 points more Republican 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
Donald J. Trump REP	142,543	60.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM	79,224	33.7%
Gary Johnson LIB	8,897	3.8%
Evan McMullin / Nathan Johnson (write-in) (IND)	1,707	0.7%
Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka (WGR)	1,673	0.7%
Darrell L. Castle / Scott N. Bradley (CON)	839	0.4%
Rocky Roque De La Fuente / Michael Steinberg (IND)	82	0.0%
Monica Moorehead / Lamont Lilly (IND)	64	0.0%
Michael A. Maturen / Juan Munoz (write-in) (IND)	20	0.0%
Tom Hoefling / Steve Schulin (write-in) (IND)	4	0.0%
Chris Keniston / Deacon Taylor (write-in) (IND)	2	0.0%
Laurence Kotlikoff / Edward E. Leamer (write-in) (IND)	2	0.0%
Cherunda Fox / Roger Kushner (write-in) (IND)	1	0.0%
Emidio Soltysik / Angela Nicole Walker (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	237,593

Waukesha County was R+26.9 against R+0.8 statewide, 26.1 points more Republican 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
Mitt Romney REP	162,798	66.8%
Barack Obama DEM	78,779	32.3%
All other candidates	2,279	0.9%
Total	243,856

Waukesha County was R+34.5 against D+6.8 statewide, 41.3 points more Republican 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
John McCain REP	145,152	62.3%
Barack Obama DEM	85,339	36.6%
All other candidates	2,406	1.0%
Total	232,897

Waukesha County was R+25.7 against D+13.9 statewide, 39.6 points more Republican 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
George W. Bush REP	154,926	67.3%
John Kerry DEM	73,626	32.0%
All other candidates	1,811	0.8%
Total	230,363

Waukesha County was R+35.3 against D+0.4 statewide, 35.7 points more Republican 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
George W. Bush REP	133,105	65.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	64,319	31.6%
All other candidates	6,310	3.1%
Total	203,734

Waukesha County was R+33.7 against D+0.2 statewide, 33.9 points more Republican 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 Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Waukesha County by 19.8 points, out of 274,845 votes counted for president.

Is Waukesha County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 19.7 points; 2020: Republican by 20.8 points; 2016: Republican by 26.9 points; 2012: Republican by 34.5 points; 2008: Republican by 25.7 points; 2004: Republican by 35.3 points; 2000: Republican by 33.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 18.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 19.7 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