Wisconsin 2018 elections UPDATE: Sauk County cracks The Case of the Quadrennial Democrats

Atoning for being snookered in 2016.

Sources:  Wikipedia (presidential, gubernatorial 2010, 2014, 2018)

2016-2018 INCREASE in votes for Democrats:   6% 
2016-2018 decrease in votes for Republicans:  15%

2014-2018 increase in votes for Democrats:      16%
2014-2018 increase in votes for Republicans:     3%

2012-2014 decrease in votes for Democrats:      33%
2012-2014 decrease in votes for Republicans:     5%

2008-2010 decrease in votes for Democrats:      44%
2008-2010 decrease in votes for Republicans:     6%

Percentage change in votes

from 2016 to 2018, by county

Percentage change in votes from 2016 to 2018, 
in counties that voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 
and Trump in 2016

(Counties that cracked The Case of the Quadrennial Democrats highlighted in blue)

Updated posts:
Wisconsin.  (11/7/2018 update)
Adams County.  (11/7/2018 update)
Ashland County.  (11/7/2018 update)
Barron County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Bayfield County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Brown County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Buffalo County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Burnett County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Calumet County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Chippewa County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Clark County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Columbia County. (11/8/2018 update)
Crawford County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Dane County. (11/8/2018 update)
Dodge County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Door County.  (11/7/2018 update)
Douglas County.  (11/8/2018 update)
Dunn County.  (11/9/2018 update)
Eau Claire County.  (11/9/2018 update)
Florence County.  (11/9/2018 update)
Fond du Lac County.  (11/10/2018 update)
Forest County.  (11/10/2018 update)
Grant County.  (11/10/2018 update)
Green County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Green Lake County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Iowa County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Iron County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Jackson County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Jefferson County.  (11/11/2018 update)
Juneau County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Kenosha County.   (11/12/2018 update)
Kewaunee County.  (11/7/2018 update)
La Crosse County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Lafayette County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Langlade County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Lincoln County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Manitowoc County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Marathon County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Marinette County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Marquette County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Menominee County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Milwaukee County.  (11/12/2018 update)
Monroe County.  (11/13/2018 update)
Oconto County.  (11/14/2018 update)
Oneida County.  (11/13/2018 update)
Outagamie County.  (11/14/2018 update)
Ozaukee County.  (11/14/2018 update)
Pepin County.  (11/14/2018 update)
Pierce County.  (11/14/2018 update)
Polk County.  (11/15/2018 update)
Portage County.   (11/15/2018 update)
Price County.  (11/15/2018 update)
Racine County.  (11/15/2018 update)
Richland County.  (11/16/2018 update)
Rock County.  (11/16/2018 update)
Rusk County.  (11/16/2018 update)
Sauk County.  (11/16/2018 update)
Sawyer County.   (11/18/2016)
Shawano County.  (11/19/2016)
Sheboygan County.  (11/19/2016)
St. Croix County.  (11/19/2016)
Taylor County.  (11/19/2016)
Trempealeau County.  (11/19/2016)
Vernon County.  (11/20/2016)
Vilas County.  (11/20/2016)
Walworth County.  (11/20/2016)
Washburn County.  (11/21/2016)
Washington County,.  (11/21/2016)
Waukesha County.  (11/20/2016)
Waupaca County.  (11/22/2016)
Waushara County.  (11/22/2016)
Winnebago County.  (11/22/2016

Wood County.  (11/22/2016)

12/2/2016 update, "Add Sauk to list of counties that went blue for Obama, red for Trump", starts here.

That makes 23.

Officials: Computer complications caused Sauk County election report error.  (Baraboo News-Republic, 11/28/2016)

But a county official says computer system complications – not election fraud – were to blame for the error, which later was identified and corrected in the canvassed election results.

2012-2016 % change in vote by party

•   +23.6%  +15.2% Republicans
•    -14.3%   -21.6% Democrats

Things haven't been going particularly well in Sauk County of late.  Lots of complications.  (All links to News-Republic.)

• Sauk County administrative coordinator under scrutiny.  (11/3/2016)
• Discussion of Sauk County administrator's removal delayed.  (11/10/2016)
• County board approves special meeting on administrative calendar.  (11/15/2016)
• New Sauk County jail health contractor subject of controversy.  (11/17/2016)
• County supervisors ordered to preserve documents, data.  (11/20/2016)
• Sauk County Board approves separation agreement with top administrator.  (11/22/2016)
• Sauk County's last two top administrators dismissed under similar circumstances.  (11/29/2016) 
• Letter to the editor:  Sauk County must fix high turnover in top positions.  (12/1/2016)
• Sauk County won't release complaints against administrator.  (12/1/2016)

11/18/2016 "Case of the Quadrennial Democrats UPDATE. The 2016 presidential election in Sauk County Wisconsin", starts here.

2016 update:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (100% reporting)

2012-2016 % change in vote by party

•   +23.6%  Republicans
•    -14.3%  Democrats

Third party tallies

• Gary Johnson 1,208 (3%) 
• Jill Stein 472 (1%)

County rankings of vote change by party

Counties where Trump won 60% or more of the vote are highlighted.

Source:  Wikipedia  (rotation added)

Original 11/22/2014 post, "Sauk County, Wisconsin: The Case of the Quadrennial Democrats", starts here.

2008-2010 drop in Democratic voter participation:  42% vs. 4% for Republicans.
2012-2014 drop in Democratic voter participation:  30% vs. 5% for Republicans.

Walker's vote total increased by 11% in 2014 compared to 2010.  Mary Burke received 21% more votes than Tom Barrett in 2010.

2008, 2010, and 2012 election figures from the (soon-to-be-snuffed?) Government Accountability Board.  The 2014 figures are preliminary.

Source:  Wikipedia