Election Results for Milwaukee, WI Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	57,416	12.3
Deaths:	57,052	12.2
Net Migration:	-25,554	-5.5
Net Immigration:	5,756	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +72,791	D +20,556	D + 1.4%
D +93,347
2020 vs. 2012	R +13,060	R +765	R + 0.1%
D +12,295
2020 vs. 2008	R +65,296	R +58,097	R + 5.0%
D +7,199

2016 vs. 2008	R -7,495	R +78,653	R + 6.5%
D -86,148
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	653,102	50.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	617,754	47.8%	21,634 [+]	1.7%	1,292,490	1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 13,896 (1.1%);
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	559,755	47.5%	Donald Trump (R)	544,963	46.3%	73,195 [+]	6.2%	1,177,913	0	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 41,025 (3.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 10,813 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 6,309 (0.5%);
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	640,807	50.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	604,694	48.0%	13,474 [+]	1.1%	1,258,975	1	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,136 (0.6%);
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	645,903	53.2%	John McCain (R)	552,458	45.5%	15,453 [+]	1.3%	1,213,814	0	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 6,110 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,999 (0.2%);
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	622,990	51.3%	John Kerry (D)	579,963	47.8%	10,664 [+]	0.9%	1,213,617	1	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 5,733 (0.5%);
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	535,336	50.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	492,629	46.1%	40,502 [+]	3.8%	1,068,467	2	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 31,431 (2.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4,032 (0.4%);
1996	57%	Bill Clinton* (D)	432,046	48.3%	Robert Dole (R)	368,183	41.1%	94,796 [+]	10.6%	895,025	0	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 75,199 (8.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,615 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3,031 (0.3%);
1992	68%	Bill Clinton (D)	428,649	40.9%	George Bush* (R)	406,779	38.8%	211,755 [+]	20.2%	1,047,183	1	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 205,587 (19.6%);
1988	62%	Michael Dukakis (D)	484,284	52.2%	George Bush (R)	437,102	47.1%	6,294 [+]	0.7%	927,680	-6	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,350 (0.3%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	491,281	51.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	449,205	47.5%	6,126	0.6%	946,612	-7	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	451,096	47.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	426,431	44.5%	81,725 [+]	8.5%	959,252	-4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 68,219 (7.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 9,925 (1.0%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	450,108	49.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	433,764	47.7%	25,267 [+]	2.8%	909,139	0	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 14,389 (1.6%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	415,913	51.8%	George McGovern (D)	360,444	44.9%	26,031 [+]	3.2%	802,388	-9	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 23,622 (2.9%);
1968	65%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	347,135	46.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	337,481	45.0%	65,395 [+]	8.7%	750,011	2	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 63,244 (8.4%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	484,708	62.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	284,140	36.9%	1,462	0.2%	770,310	-2	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	John Kennedy (D)	401,254	52.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	367,187	47.7%	1,584	0.2%	770,025	-2	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	66%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	407,474	59.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	273,726	39.9%	4,625	0.7%	685,825	2	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	392,723	55.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	308,301	43.8%	2,891	0.4%	703,915	1	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Harry Truman* (D)	287,680	52.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	241,590	43.8%	22,378 [+]	4.1%	551,648	-1	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 13,752 (2.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	305,174	53.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	256,214	44.9%	9,205	1.6%	570,593	-1	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	309,810	54.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	243,923	43.0%	13,194	2.3%	566,927	-2	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	341,905	70.0%	Alf Landon (R)	114,612	23.5%	31,989 [+]	6.5%	488,506	-13	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 22,910 (4.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,363 (1.5%);
1932	62%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	284,285	65.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	109,993	25.2%	41,973 [+]	9.6%	436,251	-14	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 39,447 (9.0%);
1928	57%	Al Smith (D)	183,397	49.6%	Herbert Hoover (R)	170,255	46.1%	15,843 [+]	4.3%	369,495	-12	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 14,657 (4.0%);
1924	48%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	147,927	51.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	108,014	37.9%	29,039 [+]	10.2%	284,980	-16	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 26,932 (9.5%);
1920	47%	Warren Harding (R)	156,394	61.8%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	51,440	20.3%	45,128 [+]	17.8%	252,962	2	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 43,423 (17.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,705 (0.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	31%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	65,110	43.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	62,942	42.1%	21,353 [+]	14.3%	149,405	-4	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 19,416 (13.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,937 (1.3%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	57,370	43.3%	William Taft* (R)	36,689	27.7%	38,311 [+]	28.9%	132,370	5	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 22,149 (16.7%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 14,030 (10.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,891 (1.4%);
1908	36%	William Taft (R)	63,407	44.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	56,121	39.2%	23,668 [+]	16.5%	143,196	-7	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 20,183 (14.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3,415 (2.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	69,687	50.9%	Alton Parker (D)	42,756	31.2%	24,514 [+]	17.9%	136,957	-6	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 20,513 (15.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,616 (1.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 194 (0.1%);
1900	40%	William McKinley* (R)	72,352	53.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	54,815	40.4%	8,462 [+]	6.2%	135,629	2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,981 (4.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 2,184 (1.6%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

653,102

50.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

617,754

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

13,896

1.1%

Other

7,738

0.6%

TOTAL

1,292,490

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

559,755

47.5%

Donald Trump (R)

544,963

46.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

41,025

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

10,813

0.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

6,309

0.5%

Other

15,048

1.3%

TOTAL

1,177,913

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

640,807

50.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

604,694

48.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,136

0.6%

Other

6,338

0.5%

TOTAL

1,258,975

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

645,903

53.2%

John McCain (R)

552,458

45.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,110

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,999

0.2%

Other

6,344

0.5%

TOTAL

1,213,814

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

622,990

51.3%

John Kerry (D)

579,963

47.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,733

0.5%

Other

4,931

0.4%

TOTAL

1,213,617

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

535,336

50.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

492,629

46.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

31,431

2.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

4,032

0.4%

Other

5,039

0.5%

TOTAL

1,068,467

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

432,046

48.3%

Robert Dole (R)

368,183

41.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

75,199

8.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8,615

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

3,031

0.3%

Other

7,951

0.9%

TOTAL

895,025

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

428,649

40.9%

George Bush* (R)

406,779

38.8%

Ross Perot (I)

205,587

19.6%

Other

6,168

0.6%

TOTAL

1,047,183

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

437,102

47.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

484,284

52.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

2,350

0.3%

Other

3,944

0.4%

TOTAL

927,680

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -6

1984 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

491,281

51.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

449,205

47.5%

Other

6,126

0.6%

TOTAL

946,612

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

451,096

47.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

426,431

44.5%

John Anderson (I)

68,219

7.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

9,925

1.0%

Other

3,581

0.4%

TOTAL

959,252

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

450,108

49.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

433,764

47.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

14,389

1.6%

Other

10,878

1.2%

TOTAL

909,139

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

415,913

51.8%

George McGovern (D)

360,444

44.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

23,622

2.9%

Other

2,409

0.3%

TOTAL

802,388

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -9

1968 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

337,481

45.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

347,135

46.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

63,244

8.4%

Other

2,151

0.3%

TOTAL

750,011

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

484,708

62.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

284,140

36.9%

Other

1,462

0.2%

TOTAL

770,310

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

401,254

52.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

367,187

47.7%

Other

1,584

0.2%

TOTAL

770,025

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

407,474

59.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

273,726

39.9%

Other

4,625

0.7%

TOTAL

685,825

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

392,723

55.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

308,301

43.8%

Other

2,891

0.4%

TOTAL

703,915

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

287,680

52.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

241,590

43.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

13,752

2.5%

Other

8,626

1.6%

TOTAL

551,648

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -1

1944 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

305,174

53.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

256,214

44.9%

Other

9,205

1.6%

TOTAL

570,593

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

309,810

54.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

243,923

43.0%

Other

13,194

2.3%

TOTAL

566,927

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -2

1936 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

341,905

70.0%

Alf Landon (R)

114,612

23.5%

William Lemke (Union)

22,910

4.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

7,363

1.5%

Other

1,716

0.4%

TOTAL

488,506

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -13

1932 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

284,285

65.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

109,993

25.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

39,447

9.0%

Other

2,526

0.6%

TOTAL

436,251

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

170,255

46.1%

Al Smith (D)

183,397

49.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

14,657

4.0%

Other

1,186

0.3%

TOTAL

369,495

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -12

1924 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

108,014

37.9%

John Davis (D)

26,932

9.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

147,927

51.9%

Other

2,107

0.7%

TOTAL

284,980

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -16

1920 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

156,394

61.8%

James Cox (D)

43,423

17.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

51,440

20.3%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,705

0.7%

TOTAL

252,962

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 2

1916 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

65,110

43.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

62,942

42.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

19,416

13.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,937

1.3%

TOTAL

149,405

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

57,370

43.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

14,030

10.6%

William Taft* (R)

36,689

27.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

22,149

16.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,891

1.4%

Other

241

0.2%

TOTAL

132,370

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 5

1908 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

63,407

44.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

56,121

39.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

20,183

14.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3,415

2.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

143,196

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

69,687

50.9%

Alton Parker (D)

42,756

31.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

20,513

15.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,616

1.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

194

0.1%

Other

2,191

1.6%

TOTAL

136,957

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

72,352

53.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

54,815

40.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,184

1.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,981

4.4%

Other

297

0.2%

TOTAL

135,629

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,617,214	69.69%	4.6%
Black:	291,125	12.54%	0.7%
Indian:	9,124	0.39%	2.6%
Asian:	85,448	3.68%	47.8%
2+ races:	47,983	2.07%	35.2%
Hispanic:	269,848	11.63%	25.1%

Total non-White:	703,528	30.31%	14.8%

Change in White population:	-77,639	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	90,459	3.9

Milwaukee, WI Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Milwaukee, WI Market Area