Buffalo County, WI

Designated Market Area: La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI-MN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

Places in Buffalo County, WI     [Sort places by name]

Mondovi city (pop. 2,832) Buffalo City city (pop. 835) Naples town (pop. 775) Alma city (pop. 742) Buffalo town (pop. 738) Fountain City city (pop. 734) Nelson town (pop. 628) Waumandee town (pop. 547) Mondovi town (pop. 483) Milton town (pop. 478) Dover town (pop. 473) Glencoe town (pop. 464) Belvidere town (pop. 449) Cochrane village (pop. 411) Maxville town (pop. 403) Cross town (pop. 373) Gilmanton town (pop. 373) Nelson village (pop. 341) Alma town (pop. 285) Montana town (pop. 280) Modena town (pop. 266) Canton town (pop. 228) Lincoln town (pop. 191) Gilmanton CDP (pop. 142)  

Tracts in Buffalo County, WI

Census Tract 9601, Buffalo County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9602, Buffalo County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9603, Buffalo County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9604, Buffalo County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 9605, Buffalo County, Wisconsin        

2022 population: 13,391   ( 196 from 2010 , 79 from 2020)
Land area: 675.8 square miles
Population density: 19.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,694	94.80%	3.4%
Black:	76	0.57%	117.1%
Indian:	45	0.34%	21.6%
Asian:	61	0.46%	125.9%
2+ races:	133	0.99%	47.8%
Hispanic:	382	2.85%	61.2%
Total non-White:	697	5.20%	54.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	270	10.1
Deaths:	300	11.3
Net Migration:	106	4.0
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-441	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	245	1.8

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,834	61.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,860	36.6%	122 [+]	1.6%	7,816	13	15	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 80 (1.0%);
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	4,048	58.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,525	36.2%	408 [+]	5.8%	6,981	11	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 218 (3.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 74 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 16 (0.2%);
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,570	50.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,364	47.8%	105 [+]	1.5%	7,039	2	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 41 (0.6%);
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	3,949	56.4%	John McCain (R)	2,923	41.8%	128 [+]	1.8%	7,000	-1	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 64 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 25 (0.4%);
2004	73%	John Kerry (D)	3,998	52.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,502	46.1%	91 [+]	1.2%	7,591	-3	-5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 62 (0.8%);
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,237	48.7%	George W. Bush (R)	3,038	45.7%	366 [+]	5.5%	6,641	-2	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 316 (4.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 17 (0.3%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,681	48.2%	Robert Dole (R)	1,800	32.4%	1,076 [+]	19.4%	5,557	-6	-8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 972 (17.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 69 (1.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 11 (0.2%);
1992	70%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,996	43.1%	George Bush* (R)	2,029	29.2%	1,925 [+]	27.7%	6,950	-8	-8	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,889 (27.2%);
1988	64%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,481	55.1%	George Bush (R)	2,783	44.1%	49 [+]	0.8%	6,313	-4	-9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 23 (0.4%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,325	52.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,921	46.3%	58	0.9%	6,304	-1	-6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	74%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,569	48.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,276	44.2%	573 [+]	7.7%	7,418	0	-3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 404 (5.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 144 (1.9%);
1976	70%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,448	53.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,844	44.3%	135 [+]	2.1%	6,427	-4	-4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 83 (1.3%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,079	54.4%	George McGovern (D)	2,461	43.5%	120 [+]	2.1%	5,660	1	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 110 (1.9%);
1968	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,992	54.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,112	38.3%	416 [+]	7.5%	5,520	6	11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 413 (7.5%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,663	63.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,091	36.3%	5	0.1%	5,759	-1	-2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	75%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,464	55.4%	John Kennedy (D)	2,790	44.6%	2	0.0%	6,256	4	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,387	59.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,266	40.0%	8	0.1%	5,661	-2	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	67%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,233	67.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,988	31.9%	11	0.2%	6,232	7	13	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	53%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,563	51.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,350	47.1%	80 [+]	1.6%	4,993	1	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 48 (1.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,416	63.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,948	36.0%	42	0.8%	5,406	13	17	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	66%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,056	60.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,516	37.7%	103	1.5%	6,675	12	16	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,434	55.4%	Alf Landon (R)	2,481	40.1%	279 [+]	4.5%	6,194	10	4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 249 (4.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 27 (0.4%);
1932	55%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,252	64.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,711	34.0%	65 [+]	1.3%	5,028	3	-6	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 43 (0.9%);
1928	56%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,027	61.9%	Al Smith (D)	1,836	37.5%	29 [+]	0.6%	4,892	8	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11 (0.2%);
1924	45%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,474	61.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,324	33.1%	208 [+]	5.2%	4,006	-4	-21	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 176 (4.4%);
1920	41%	Warren Harding (R)	3,082	85.4%	James Cox (D)	299	8.3%	228 [+]	6.3%	3,609	14	25	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 172 (4.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 56 (1.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	30%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,492	56.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,043	39.5%	104 [+]	3.9%	2,639	7	10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 65 (2.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 39 (1.5%);
1912	29%	William Taft* (R)	1,239	48.6%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	848	33.3%	461 [+]	18.1%	2,548	16	25	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 373 (14.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 45 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 40 (1.6%);
1908	36%	William Taft (R)	1,937	63.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,027	33.8%	76 [+]	2.5%	3,040	9	12	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 56 (1.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 20 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,147	68.4%	Alton Parker (D)	911	29.0%	83 [+]	2.6%	3,141	5	12	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 64 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 9 (0.3%);
1900	38%	William McKinley* (R)	2,091	62.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,205	36.0%	55 [+]	1.6%	3,351	2	11	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 55 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,860	36.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,834	61.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	80	1.0%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	7,816
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,525	36.2%
Donald Trump (R)	4,048	58.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	218	3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn)	74	1.1%
Evan McMullin (I)	16	0.2%
Other	100	1.4%
TOTAL	6,981
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,570	50.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,364	47.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	41	0.6%
Other	64	0.9%
TOTAL	7,039
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,949	56.4%
John McCain (R)	2,923	41.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	64	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	39	0.6%
TOTAL	7,000
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,502	46.1%
John Kerry (D)	3,998	52.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	62	0.8%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,591
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,038	45.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,237	48.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	316	4.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	17	0.3%
Other	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,641
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,681	48.2%
Robert Dole (R)	1,800	32.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	972	17.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	69	1.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	5,557
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,996	43.1%
George Bush* (R)	2,029	29.2%
Ross Perot (I)	1,889	27.2%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	6,950
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,783	44.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,481	55.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	23	0.4%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,313
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,325	52.7%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,921	46.3%
Other	58	0.9%
TOTAL	6,304
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,569	48.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,276	44.2%
John Anderson (I)	404	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	144	1.9%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,418
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,448	53.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,844	44.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	83	1.3%
Other	52	0.8%
TOTAL	6,427
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,079	54.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,461	43.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	110	1.9%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,660
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,992	54.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,112	38.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	413	7.5%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,520
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1964 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,663	63.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,091	36.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,759
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,790	44.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,464	55.4%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,256
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,387	59.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,266	40.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,661
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,233	67.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,988	31.9%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,232
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1948 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,563	51.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,350	47.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	48	1.0%
Other	32	0.6%
TOTAL	4,993
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,948	36.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,416	63.2%
Other	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,406
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,516	37.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,056	60.8%
Other	103	1.5%
TOTAL	6,675
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 16

1936 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,434	55.4%
Alf Landon (R)	2,481	40.1%
William Lemke (Union)	249	4.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	27	0.4%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,194
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 4

1932 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,252	64.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,711	34.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	43	0.9%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,028
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,027	61.9%
Al Smith (D)	1,836	37.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	11	0.2%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,892
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,324	33.1%
John Davis (D)	176	4.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,474	61.8%
Other	32	0.8%
TOTAL	4,006
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -21

1920 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,082	85.4%
James Cox (D)	299	8.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	172	4.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	56	1.6%
TOTAL	3,609
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 25

1916 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,043	39.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,492	56.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	65	2.5%
James Hanly (Proh)	39	1.5%
TOTAL	2,639
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1912 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	848	33.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	373	14.6%
William Taft* (R)	1,239	48.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	45	1.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	40	1.6%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,548
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 25

1908 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,937	63.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,027	33.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	20	0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	56	1.8%
TOTAL	3,040
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1904 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,147	68.4%
Alton Parker (D)	911	29.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	64	2.0%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1900 President, Buffalo County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,091	62.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,205	36.0%
John Woolley (Proh)	55	1.6%
TOTAL	3,351
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo County, WI

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,907	63.9%	Mandela Barnes (D)	2,201	36.0%	10 [+]	0.2%	6,118	13	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2022	G	58%	Tim Michels (R)	3,638	59.3%	Tony Evers* (D)	2,391	39.0%	109 [+]	1.8%	6,138	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 106 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	S1	56%	Leah Vukmir (R)	2,968	50.2%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	2,945	49.8%	4 [+]	0.1%	5,917	6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	G	57%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,463	57.9%	Tony Evers (D)	2,385	39.9%	128 [+]	2.1%	5,976	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 50 (0.8%); Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 40 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 27 (0.5%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 10 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	65%	Ron Johnson* (R)	3,851	55.9%	Russ Feingold (D)	2,746	39.9%	286 [+]	4.2%	6,883	6	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 285 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	52%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,169	57.6%	Mary Burke (D)	2,267	41.2%	68 [+]	1.2%	5,504	5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 41 (0.7%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 24 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2012	S1	65%	Tammy Baldwin (D)	3,366	48.9%	Tommy Thompson (R)	3,284	47.8%	227 [+]	3.3%	6,877	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 170 (2.5%); Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 52 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2012	G	53%	Scott Walker* (R)	3,403	60.8%	Tom Barrett (D)	2,148	38.4%	48 [+]	0.9%	5,599	8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Hari Trivedi (I) 44 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2010	S3	47%	Ron Johnson (R)	2,631	53.5%	Russ Feingold* (D)	2,196	44.6%	92 [+]	1.9%	4,919	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rob Taylor (I) 91 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	46%	Scott Walker (R)	2,610	53.5%	Tom Barrett (D)	2,174	44.6%	95 [+]	1.9%	4,879	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Jim Langer (I) 45 (0.9%); James James (Common Sense) 28 (0.6%); Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 21 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2006	S1	50%	Herb Kohl* (D)	3,848	73.5%	Robert Lorge (R)	1,277	24.4%	108 [+]	2.1%	5,233	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rae Vogeler (Green) 72 (1.4%); Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 34 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2006	G	51%	Jim Doyle* (D)	3,078	57.4%	Mark Green (R)	2,196	41.0%	88 [+]	1.6%	5,362	-4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Nelson Eisman (Green) 83 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2004	S3	71%	Russ Feingold* (D)	4,190	57.0%	Tim Michels (R)	3,144	42.7%	21 [+]	0.3%	7,355	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Arif Khan (Libertarian) 11 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2002	G	44%	Jim Doyle (D)	2,225	48.8%	Scott McCallum* (R)	1,706	37.4%	626 [+]	13.7%	4,557	-4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 499 (11.0%); Jim Young (Green) 103 (2.3%); Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 9 (0.2%); Ty Bollerud (I) 6 (0.1%); Mike Mangan (I) 5 (0.1%); Aneb Rasta (I) 4 (0.1%);
2000	S1	58%	Herb Kohl* (D)	4,014	66.8%	John Gillespie (R)	1,934	32.2%	60 [+]	1.0%	6,008	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 39 (0.6%); Eugene Hem (I) 15 (0.2%); Robert Raymond (Constitution) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	S3	41%	Russ Feingold* (D)	2,138	50.5%	Mark Neumann (R)	2,070	48.9%	26 [+]	0.6%	4,234	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.3%); Tom Ender (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%); Eugene Hem (I) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	G	42%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	2,523	58.6%	Ed Garvey (D)	1,736	40.3%	46 [+]	1.1%	4,305	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%); Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.3%); Mike Mangan (I) 10 (0.2%); A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 4 (0.1%);
1994	S1	38%	Herb Kohl* (D)	2,324	61.1%	Robert Welch (R)	1,445	38.0%	34 [+]	0.9%	3,803	-3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: James Dean (Libertarian) 34 (0.9%);
1994	G	39%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	2,429	62.4%	Chuck Chavala (D)	1,405	36.1%	56 [+]	1.4%	3,890	-5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 31 (0.8%); Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 15 (0.4%); Mike Mangan (I) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	S3	67%	Russ Feingold (D)	3,429	51.3%	Bob Kasten* (R)	3,181	47.6%	73 [+]	1.1%	6,683	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 36 (0.5%); William Bittner (Libertarian) 20 (0.3%); Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 10 (0.1%); Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 5 (0.1%); Mervin Hanson (I) 2 (0.0%);
1990	G	44%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	2,262	52.1%	Thomas Loftus (D)	2,083	47.9%	0	0.0%	4,345	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	62%	Susan Engeleiter (R)	3,105	50.5%	Herb Kohl (D)	3,040	49.4%	4 [+]	0.1%	6,149	3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 0 (0.0%); George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 0 (0.0%);
1986	S3	47%	Bob Kasten* (R)	2,465	52.9%	Ed Garvey (D)	2,166	46.5%	25 [+]	0.5%	4,656	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Peter Taylor (I) 20 (0.4%); Eugene Hem (Third Party) 3 (0.1%); Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1986	G	48%	Tommy Thompson (R)	2,471	51.3%	Anthony Earl* (D)	2,321	48.2%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,820	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 25 (0.5%); Darold Wall (I) 3 (0.1%); Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 0 (0.0%);
1982	S1	48%	William Proxmire* (D)	3,078	63.9%	Scott McCallum (R)	1,709	35.5%	30 [+]	0.6%	4,817	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: William Hart (Labor & Farm) 15 (0.3%); Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 9 (0.2%); George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%);
1982	G	51%	Anthony Earl (D)	2,772	54.0%	Terry Kohler (R)	2,314	45.1%	48 [+]	0.9%	5,134	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: James Wickstrom (Constitution) 21 (0.4%); Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Peter Seidman (I) 7 (0.1%);
1980	S3	68%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,522	51.5%	Bob Kasten (R)	3,279	47.9%	41 [+]	0.6%	6,842	-2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: James Wickstrom (Conservative) 18 (0.3%); Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%); Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.2%);
1978	G	47%	Martin Schreiber* (D)	2,329	53.7%	Lee Dreyfus (R)	1,980	45.7%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,337	-9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 17 (0.4%); John Doherty (I) 6 (0.1%); Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%); Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1976	S1	67%	William Proxmire* (D)	4,374	70.7%	Stanley York (R)	1,813	29.3%	0	0.0%	6,187	2	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	54%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,280	67.0%	Tom Petri (R)	1,517	31.0%	101 [+]	2.1%	4,898	-5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Gerald McFarren (American) 81 (1.7%); Roman Blenski (I) 20 (0.4%);
1974	G	52%	Patrick Lucey* (D)	2,596	55.3%	William Dyke (R)	1,974	42.1%	121 [+]	2.6%	4,691	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Upham (American) 79 (1.7%); Crazy Jim (I) 27 (0.6%); William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 9 (0.2%); Fred Blair (Communist) 3 (0.1%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1970	S1	43%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,332	65.8%	John Erickson (R)	1,202	33.9%	9 [+]	0.3%	3,543	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 6 (0.2%); Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 3 (0.1%); Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	G	43%	Patrick Lucey (D)	1,890	52.7%	Jack Olson (R)	1,693	47.2%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,589	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Leo McDonald (American) 4 (0.1%); Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	64%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	2,781	53.2%	Jerris Leonard (R)	2,450	46.8%	0	0.0%	5,231	9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	65%	Warren Knowles* (R)	3,062	57.6%	Bronson LaFollette (D)	2,246	42.3%	5 [+]	0.1%	5,313	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%); Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1966	G	37%	Warren Knowles* (R)	1,770	58.3%	Patrick Lucey (D)	1,264	41.6%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,037	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1964	S1	66%	William Proxmire* (D)	2,722	50.1%	Wilbur Renk (R)	2,702	49.8%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,431	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Kenneth Klinkert (I) 4 (0.1%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1964	G	69%	Warren Knowles (R)	2,985	52.9%	John Reynolds* (D)	2,663	47.1%	0	0.0%	5,648	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	48%	Alexander Wiley* (R)	2,048	51.7%	Gaylord Nelson (D)	1,916	48.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,965	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Hart (I) 1 (0.0%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1962	G	48%	Philip Kuehn (R)	2,130	53.4%	John Reynolds (D)	1,861	46.6%	0	0.0%	3,991	4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1960	G	73%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	3,086	50.6%	Philip Kuehn (R)	3,008	49.4%	0	0.0%	6,094	1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Buffalo County, WI

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Voter Registration Data for Buffalo County, WI

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Buffalo County, WI were estimated to be 49% Republican and 24% Democrat.