Saturday, November 19, 2022

Dane County Wisconsin: bigger and bluer


Sources:  WikipediaWikipedia

In the 2008 presidential election, Republican candidate John McCain received 73,065 votes in Dane County.   In the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump received 78,080 votes, an 8% increase in McCain's tally.

 In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama received 205,984 votes in Dane County.   In the 2020 presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden received 260,185 votes, a 26% increase in Obama's tally.

In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Scott Walker received 63,238 votes in Dane County.   In the 2022 gubernatorial election,  Republican candidate Tim Michels received 62,264 votes, a 1.5 % decrease in Walker's tally.

 In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Democratic candidate Tom Barrett received 149,699 votes in Dane County.   In the 2020 gubernatorial election, Democratic governor Tony Evers received 236,497 votes, a 58% increase in Barrett's tally

Capital Times, 11/18/2022
“In this election cycle, we’re talking about pushing 80 percent of votes in Dane County going to Tony Evers. So, that’s tremendous and the turnout is extremely high. Typically, one of the highest in the state.” 
He added, “So, you have those three things together. Population growth, high turnout in that growth, and then high Democratic margins of the people who participate. So, Dane County is the most important fuel the Democrats have to win statewide elections.”

Source:  Wikipedia

Lurking in the background is not so "WOW" anymore Ozaukee County, trending purple.

Closing the gap



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