Florence County, WI

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Iron Mountain, MI-WI
Designated Market Area: Marquette, MI-WI
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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

Florence town (pop. 1,640) Aurora town (pop. 965) Commonwealth town (pop. 642) Homestead town (pop. 492) Florence CDP (pop. 477) Fence town (pop. 244) Tipler town (pop. 233) Fern town (pop. 193) Long Lake town (pop. 165)  

Tracts in Florence County, WI

Census Tract 1901.01, Florence County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 1901.02, Florence County, Wisconsin     Census Tract 1902, Florence County, Wisconsin        

2022 population: 4,688   ( 265 from 2010 , 133 from 2020)
Land area: 488.1 square miles
Population density: 9.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,443	94.77%	3.6%
Black:	27	0.58%	170.0%
Indian:	50	1.07%	66.7%
Asian:	21	0.45%	50.0%
2+ races:	80	1.71%	77.8%
Hispanic:	67	1.43%	81.1%
Total non-White:	245	5.23%	80.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	65	7.1
Deaths:	174	19.1
Net Migration:	239	26.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	156	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	109	2.5

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	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,133	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	781	26.6%	26 [+]	0.9%	2,940	24	26	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 22 (0.7%);
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	1,898	71.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	665	25.0%	93 [+]	3.5%	2,656	24	26	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 64 (2.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 17 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 5 (0.2%);
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,645	62.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	953	36.3%	27 [+]	1.0%	2,625	17	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 12 (0.5%);
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	1,512	56.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,134	42.2%	39 [+]	1.5%	2,685	14	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 12 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 10 (0.4%);
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,703	62.5%	John Kerry (D)	993	36.5%	28 [+]	1.0%	2,724	13	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 18 (0.7%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	1,528	63.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	816	33.9%	61 [+]	2.5%	2,405	16	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 48 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 7 (0.3%);
1996	58%	Robert Dole (R)	927	43.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	869	40.6%	346 [+]	16.2%	2,142	5	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 316 (14.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 10 (0.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4 (0.2%);
1992	76%	Bill Clinton (D)	978	37.0%	George Bush* (R)	942	35.6%	726 [+]	27.4%	2,646	-1	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 719 (27.2%);
1988	65%	George Bush (R)	1,106	51.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,018	47.5%	18 [+]	0.8%	2,142	4	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4 (0.2%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,227	58.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	870	41.1%	18	0.9%	2,115	4	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	77%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,187	52.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	943	41.7%	130 [+]	5.8%	2,260	5	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 86 (3.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 31 (1.4%);
1976	77%	Jimmy Carter (D)	965	50.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	922	48.0%	34 [+]	1.8%	1,921	0	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 28 (1.5%);
1972	80%	Richard Nixon* (R)	971	54.1%	George McGovern (D)	757	42.1%	68 [+]	3.8%	1,796	1	-7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 64 (3.6%);
1968	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	821	48.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	718	42.3%	160 [+]	9.4%	1,699	0	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 157 (9.2%);
1964	82%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,029	63.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	596	36.6%	2	0.1%	1,627	-1	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	89%	Richard Nixon (R)	928	51.8%	John Kennedy (D)	858	47.9%	5	0.3%	1,791	0	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	77%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,003	57.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	723	41.8%	5	0.3%	1,731	-4	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	84%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,147	58.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	809	41.2%	7	0.4%	1,963	-3	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	73%	Harry Truman* (D)	885	50.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	756	43.0%	117 [+]	6.7%	1,758	-3	-2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 107 (6.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	897	53.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	765	45.6%	16	1.0%	1,678	-5	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,008	50.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	980	48.7%	23	1.1%	2,011	2	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	81%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,037	53.7%	Alf Landon (R)	800	41.4%	95 [+]	4.9%	1,932	11	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 70 (3.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 17 (0.9%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	965	55.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	714	40.9%	65 [+]	3.7%	1,744	10	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 41 (2.4%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	993	64.3%	Al Smith (D)	540	35.0%	12 [+]	0.8%	1,545	11	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.1%);
1924	57%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	594	50.2%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	523	44.2%	66 [+]	5.6%	1,183	13	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 49 (4.1%);
1920	51%	Warren Harding (R)	912	86.9%	James Cox (D)	98	9.3%	40 [+]	3.8%	1,050	16	27	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 30 (2.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 10 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	30%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	412	69.4%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	162	27.3%	20 [+]	3.4%	594	20	23	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 11 (1.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 9 (1.5%);
1912	32%	William Taft* (R)	262	43.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	183	30.4%	156 [+]	26.0%	601	11	20	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 131 (21.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 9 (1.5%);
1908	38%	William Taft (R)	541	81.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	102	15.3%	24 [+]	3.6%	667	27	30	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 19 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	562	85.4%	Alton Parker (D)	83	12.6%	13 [+]	2.0%	658	22	29	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 8 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	514	79.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	110	17.0%	22 [+]	3.4%	646	20	28	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 17 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.5%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	781	26.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,133	72.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	22	0.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,940
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	665	25.0%
Donald Trump (R)	1,898	71.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	64	2.4%
Jill Stein (Grn)	17	0.6%
Evan McMullin (I)	5	0.2%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,656
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	953	36.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,645	62.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	12	0.5%
Other	15	0.6%
TOTAL	2,625
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,134	42.2%
John McCain (R)	1,512	56.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	12	0.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	10	0.4%
Other	17	0.6%
TOTAL	2,685
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,703	62.5%
John Kerry (D)	993	36.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	18	0.7%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,724
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,528	63.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	816	33.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	48	2.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	7	0.3%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,405
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 16

1996 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	869	40.6%
Robert Dole (R)	927	43.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	316	14.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	10	0.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Other	16	0.7%
TOTAL	2,142
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	978	37.0%
George Bush* (R)	942	35.6%
Ross Perot (I)	719	27.2%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,646
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,106	51.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,018	47.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Other	14	0.7%
TOTAL	2,142
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,227	58.0%
Walter Mondale (D)	870	41.1%
Other	18	0.9%
TOTAL	2,115
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,187	52.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	943	41.7%
John Anderson (I)	86	3.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	31	1.4%
Other	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,260
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	965	50.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	922	48.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	28	1.5%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,921
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	971	54.1%
George McGovern (D)	757	42.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	64	3.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,796
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -7

1968 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	821	48.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	718	42.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	157	9.2%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,699
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1964 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,029	63.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	596	36.6%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,627
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	858	47.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	928	51.8%
Other	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,791
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,003	57.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	723	41.8%
Other	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,731
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,147	58.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	809	41.2%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,963
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	885	50.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	756	43.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	107	6.1%
Other	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,758
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	897	53.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	765	45.6%
Other	16	1.0%
TOTAL	1,678
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	980	48.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,008	50.1%
Other	23	1.1%
TOTAL	2,011
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,037	53.7%
Alf Landon (R)	800	41.4%
William Lemke (Union)	70	3.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.9%
Other	8	0.4%
TOTAL	1,932
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	965	55.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	714	40.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	41	2.4%
Other	24	1.4%
TOTAL	1,744
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	993	64.3%
Al Smith (D)	540	35.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,545
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 6

1924 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	594	50.2%
John Davis (D)	49	4.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	523	44.2%
Other	17	1.4%
TOTAL	1,183
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	912	86.9%
James Cox (D)	98	9.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	30	2.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	10	1.0%
TOTAL	1,050
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 27

1916 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	162	27.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	412	69.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	9	1.5%
James Hanly (Proh)	11	1.9%
TOTAL	594
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 23

1912 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	131	21.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	183	30.4%
William Taft* (R)	262	43.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	15	2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	9	1.5%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	601
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 20

1908 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	541	81.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	102	15.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	19	2.8%
TOTAL	667
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 30

1904 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	562	85.4%
Alton Parker (D)	83	12.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	8	1.2%
TOTAL	658
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 29

1900 President, Florence County, WI
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	514	79.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	110	17.0%
John Woolley (Proh)	17	2.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.5%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	646
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 28

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Florence 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	65%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,898	75.4%	Mandela Barnes (D)	620	24.6%	0	0.0%	2,518	25	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	65%	Tim Michels (R)	1,838	73.0%	Tony Evers* (D)	655	26.0%	24 [+]	1.0%	2,517	25	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 24 (1.0%);
2018	S1	57%	Leah Vukmir (R)	1,438	66.4%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	729	33.6%	0	0.0%	2,167	22	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,503	68.9%	Tony Evers (D)	643	29.5%	35 [+]	1.6%	2,181	20	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 15 (0.7%); Michael White (Green) 10 (0.5%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 8 (0.4%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	70%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,770	67.7%	Russ Feingold (D)	759	29.0%	85 [+]	3.3%	2,614	18	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 85 (3.3%);
2014	G	54%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,349	67.4%	Mary Burke (D)	629	31.4%	23 [+]	1.1%	2,001	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 18 (0.9%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 5 (0.2%);
2012	S1	69%	Tommy Thompson (R)	1,586	62.2%	Tammy Baldwin (D)	908	35.6%	56 [+]	2.2%	2,550	16	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 42 (1.6%); Nimrod Allen (I.D.E.A.) 12 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2012	G	56%	Scott Walker* (R)	1,338	64.8%	Tom Barrett (D)	717	34.7%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,066	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Hari Trivedi (I) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	S3	51%	Ron Johnson (R)	1,187	64.1%	Russ Feingold* (D)	645	34.8%	19 [+]	1.0%	1,851	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rob Taylor (I) 19 (1.0%);
2010	G	50%	Scott Walker (R)	1,197	65.3%	Tom Barrett (D)	612	33.4%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,833	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: James James (Common Sense) 9 (0.5%); Jim Langer (I) 8 (0.4%); Terry Virgil (Libertarian) 7 (0.4%);
2006	S1	49%	Herb Kohl* (D)	1,053	56.8%	Robert Lorge (R)	776	41.9%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,853	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rae Vogeler (Green) 18 (1.0%); Ben Glatzel (Conservative) 6 (0.3%);
2006	G	52%	Mark Green (R)	1,079	55.0%	Jim Doyle* (D)	865	44.1%	19 [+]	1.0%	1,963	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Nelson Eisman (Green) 19 (1.0%);
2004	S3	69%	Tim Michels (R)	1,430	54.5%	Russ Feingold* (D)	1,183	45.1%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,622	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Arif Khan (Libertarian) 7 (0.3%); Eugene Hem (I) 2 (0.1%);
2002	G	40%	Scott McCallum* (R)	842	54.9%	Jim Doyle (D)	609	39.7%	82 [+]	5.3%	1,533	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Ed Thompson (Libertarian) 70 (4.6%); Jim Young (Green) 12 (0.8%); Aneb Rasta (I) 0 (0.0%); Alan Eisenberg (Reform) 0 (0.0%); Ty Bollerud (I) 0 (0.0%); Mike Mangan (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	S1	56%	Herb Kohl* (D)	1,106	50.5%	John Gillespie (R)	1,067	48.7%	19 [+]	0.9%	2,192	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Tim Peterson (Libertarian) 11 (0.5%); Robert Raymond (Constitution) 5 (0.2%); Eugene Hem (I) 3 (0.1%);
1998	S3	42%	Mark Neumann (R)	884	55.8%	Russ Feingold* (D)	696	43.9%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,584	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Tom Ender (Libertarian) 2 (0.1%); Eugene Hem (I) 1 (0.1%); Robert Raymond (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);
1998	G	43%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	1,104	68.1%	Ed Garvey (D)	506	31.2%	10 [+]	0.6%	1,620	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jim Mueller (Libertarian) 9 (0.6%); Mike Mangan (I) 1 (0.1%); Ed Frami (U.S. Taxpayers) 0 (0.0%); A-Ja-Mu Muhammad (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	S1	50%	Herb Kohl* (D)	988	55.0%	Robert Welch (R)	807	44.9%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,796	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: James Dean (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);
1994	G	51%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	1,317	72.8%	Chuck Chavala (D)	474	26.2%	18 [+]	1.0%	1,809	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Davis Harmon (Libertarian) 12 (0.7%); Ed Frami (Taxpayers) 4 (0.2%); Mike Mangan (I) 2 (0.1%);
1992	S3	69%	Bob Kasten* (R)	1,324	55.6%	Russ Feingold (D)	1,038	43.6%	20 [+]	0.8%	2,382	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Mervin Hanson (I) 8 (0.3%); William Bittner (Libertarian) 7 (0.3%); Patrick Johnson (For the Little Guy) 2 (0.1%); Joseph Selliken (Independent Populist) 2 (0.1%); Robert Kundert (Grassroots) 1 (0.0%);
1990	G	41%	Tommy Thompson* (R)	808	58.0%	Thomas Loftus (D)	585	42.0%	0	0.0%	1,393	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1988	S1	63%	Herb Kohl (D)	1,045	50.3%	Susan Engeleiter (R)	1,028	49.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,076	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Arlyn Wollenburg (I) 1 (0.0%); George Zaehringer (Independent Voters) 1 (0.0%);
1986	S3	51%	Bob Kasten* (R)	936	57.4%	Ed Garvey (D)	688	42.2%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,630	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Peter Taylor (I) 5 (0.3%); Eugene Hem (Third Party) 1 (0.1%); Margo Storsteen (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1986	G	54%	Tommy Thompson (R)	895	52.1%	Anthony Earl* (D)	815	47.4%	8 [+]	0.5%	1,718	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Kathryn Christensen (Labor-Farmer) 4 (0.2%); Darold Wall (I) 3 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Sanford Knapp (Independent Populist) 0 (0.0%);
1982	S1	45%	William Proxmire* (D)	859	63.0%	Scott McCallum (R)	494	36.2%	11 [+]	0.8%	1,364	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Sanford Knapp (Constitution) 8 (0.6%); William Hart (Labor & Farm) 2 (0.1%); George Liljenfeldt (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);
1982	G	48%	Terry Kohler (R)	766	52.4%	Anthony Earl (D)	667	45.6%	30 [+]	2.1%	1,463	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: James Wickstrom (Constitution) 24 (1.6%); Peter Seidman (I) 3 (0.2%); Larry Smiley (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%);
1980	S3	68%	Bob Kasten (R)	1,092	54.6%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	896	44.8%	13 [+]	0.6%	2,001	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bervin Larson (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%); James Wickstrom (Conservative) 2 (0.1%); Susan Hagen (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1978	G	55%	Martin Schreiber* (D)	722	50.7%	Lee Dreyfus (R)	692	48.6%	11 [+]	0.8%	1,425	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Eugene Zimmerman (Conservative) 10 (0.7%); John Doherty (I) 1 (0.1%); Adrienne Kaplan (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Henry Ochsner (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	S1	63%	William Proxmire* (D)	1,141	72.9%	Stanley York (R)	424	27.1%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,566	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 1 (0.1%); Robert Schwarz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); Michael MacLaurin (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Robert Nordlander (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	44%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	622	60.1%	Tom Petri (R)	396	38.3%	17 [+]	1.6%	1,035	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Gerald McFarren (American) 10 (1.0%); Roman Blenski (I) 7 (0.7%);
1974	G	42%	Patrick Lucey* (D)	579	57.5%	William Dyke (R)	392	38.9%	36 [+]	3.6%	1,007	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Upham (American) 18 (1.8%); Crazy Jim (I) 13 (1.3%); William Hart (Democratic Socialist) 3 (0.3%); Fred Blair (Communist) 2 (0.2%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S1	68%	William Proxmire* (D)	866	63.4%	John Erickson (R)	494	36.2%	5 [+]	0.4%	1,365	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Martha Quinn (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.2%); Edmond Hou-Seye (American Independent) 2 (0.1%); Elizabeth Boardman (Alliance) 0 (0.0%); Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1970	G	70%	Patrick Lucey (D)	696	49.9%	Jack Olson (R)	695	49.8%	4 [+]	0.3%	1,395	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Leo McDonald (American) 3 (0.2%); Samuel Hunt (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%); Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Myrtle Kastner (Progressive Labor Socialist) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	79%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	865	55.5%	Jerris Leonard (R)	694	44.5%	0	0.0%	1,559	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	84%	Warren Knowles* (R)	852	51.4%	Bronson LaFollette (D)	798	48.2%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,656	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.2%); Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.2%);
1966	G	50%	Warren Knowles* (R)	520	52.9%	Patrick Lucey (D)	462	47.0%	1 [+]	0.1%	983	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.1%);
1964	S1	78%	William Proxmire* (D)	849	54.8%	Wilbur Renk (R)	699	45.1%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,549	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Kenneth Klinkert (I) 1 (0.1%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	80%	John Reynolds* (D)	906	56.5%	Warren Knowles (R)	697	43.5%	0	0.0%	1,603	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	72%	Gaylord Nelson (D)	794	54.6%	Alexander Wiley* (R)	659	45.4%	0	0.0%	1,453	-2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%); William Hart (I) 0 (0.0%);
1962	G	73%	John Reynolds (D)	753	51.6%	Philip Kuehn (R)	706	48.4%	0	0.0%	1,459	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1960	G	87%	Gaylord Nelson* (D)	959	54.5%	Philip Kuehn (R)	800	45.5%	0	0.0%	1,759	-3	0.10%
[-] 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 Florence County, WI

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Voter Registration Data for Florence County, WI

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Florence County, WI were estimated to be 51% Republican and 8% Democrat.