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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	24,180	11.6
Deaths:	21,037	10.1
Net Migration:	-846	-0.4
Net Immigration:	3,648	1.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27,321	D +34,446	D + 1.4%
D +61,767
2020 vs. 2012	R +26,018	D +6,716	R + 2.1%
D +32,734
2020 vs. 2008	R +45,837	R +5,418	R + 6.3%
D +40,419

2016 vs. 2008	R +18,516	R +39,864	R + 7.7%
D -21,348
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	386,601	64.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	204,732	34.0%	10,176 [+]	1.7%	601,509	-13	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 6,787 (1.1%);
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	324,834	60.4%	Donald Trump (R)	177,411	33.0%	35,223 [+]	6.6%	537,468	-13	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18,848 (3.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 6,917 (1.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,530 (0.3%);
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	353,867	65.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	178,714	33.1%	7,406 [+]	1.4%	539,987	-14	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,768 (0.7%);
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	346,182	67.5%	John McCain (R)	158,895	31.0%	7,409 [+]	1.4%	512,486	-15	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,905 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,581 (0.3%);
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	305,641	60.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	198,786	39.0%	4,991 [+]	1.0%	509,418	-12	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,657 (0.5%);
2000	66%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	248,653	57.1%	George W. Bush (R)	163,843	37.7%	22,628 [+]	5.2%	435,124	-10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 19,503 (4.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 941 (0.2%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	196,004	53.8%	Robert Dole (R)	120,240	33.0%	47,914 [+]	13.2%	364,158	-8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 33,467 (9.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,346 (2.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,912 (0.5%);
1992	69%	Bill Clinton (D)	196,513	48.1%	George Bush* (R)	129,836	31.8%	81,807 [+]	20.0%	408,156	-6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 79,240 (19.4%);
1988	61%	Michael Dukakis (D)	184,649	54.0%	George Bush (R)	154,565	45.2%	2,528 [+]	0.7%	341,742	-8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 943 (0.3%);
1984	63%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	174,762	51.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	163,466	48.0%	2,383	0.7%	340,611	-7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	158,491	45.2%	Ronald Reagan (R)	151,834	43.3%	40,644 [+]	11.6%	350,969	-7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 31,737 (9.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 5,039 (1.4%);
1976	70%	Jimmy Carter (D)	163,054	50.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	150,185	46.3%	10,818 [+]	3.3%	324,057	-2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 7,145 (2.2%);
1972	65%	Richard Nixon* (R)	147,945	51.0%	George McGovern (D)	138,119	47.6%	3,884 [+]	1.3%	289,948	-10	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,219 (1.1%);
1968	64%	Richard Nixon (R)	118,110	47.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	114,398	46.2%	15,206 [+]	6.1%	247,714	4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 13,662 (5.5%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	150,529	63.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	87,880	36.8%	376	0.2%	238,785	-2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	136,163	56.3%	John Kennedy (D)	105,306	43.5%	389	0.2%	241,858	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	130,388	60.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	82,571	38.6%	976	0.5%	213,935	4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	140,221	62.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	82,117	36.9%	444	0.2%	222,782	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Harry Truman* (D)	88,169	50.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	82,945	47.4%	3,984 [+]	2.3%	175,098	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 2,403 (1.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	96,601	51.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	89,984	48.0%	1,077	0.6%	187,662	6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Wendell Willkie (R)	100,381	49.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	99,437	49.3%	1,800	0.9%	201,618	5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	106,649	58.3%	Alf Landon (R)	68,765	37.6%	7,547 [+]	4.1%	182,961	1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 6,473 (3.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 550 (0.3%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	91,414	56.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	68,115	41.7%	3,783 [+]	2.3%	163,312	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,026 (1.9%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	98,126	61.5%	Al Smith (D)	60,261	37.8%	1,168 [+]	0.7%	159,555	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 603 (0.4%);
1924	63%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	72,675	51.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	56,047	39.9%	11,918 [+]	8.5%	140,640	-14	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 10,779 (7.7%);
1920	52%	Warren Harding (R)	90,570	80.6%	James Cox (D)	16,754	14.9%	5,002 [+]	4.5%	112,326	20	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,709 (2.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,293 (2.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	38,791	52.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	32,075	43.6%	2,682 [+]	3.6%	73,548	7	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 1,751 (2.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 931 (1.3%);
1912	34%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	29,924	43.9%	William Taft* (R)	26,497	38.8%	11,809 [+]	17.3%	68,230	16	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 8,174 (12.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,323 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,273 (1.9%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	45,103	57.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	29,886	38.0%	3,686 [+]	4.7%	78,675	6	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,622 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,042 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	50,583	65.3%	Alton Parker (D)	23,103	29.8%	3,806 [+]	4.9%	77,492	9	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,491 (1.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 717 (0.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 38 (0.0%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	48,531	62.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	26,744	34.2%	2,878 [+]	3.7%	78,153	10	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 2,652 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 205 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

386,601

64.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

204,732

34.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

6,787

1.1%

Other

3,389

0.6%

TOTAL

601,509

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

324,834

60.4%

Donald Trump (R)

177,411

33.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

18,848

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

6,917

1.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,530

0.3%

Other

7,928

1.5%

TOTAL

537,468

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

353,867

65.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

178,714

33.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,768

0.7%

Other

3,638

0.7%

TOTAL

539,987

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -14

2008 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

346,182

67.5%

John McCain (R)

158,895

31.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,905

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,581

0.3%

Other

2,923

0.6%

TOTAL

512,486

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

198,786

39.0%

John Kerry (D)

305,641

60.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,657

0.5%

Other

2,334

0.5%

TOTAL

509,418

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

163,843

37.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

248,653

57.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

19,503

4.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

941

0.2%

Other

2,184

0.5%

TOTAL

435,124

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -10

1996 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

196,004

53.8%

Robert Dole (R)

120,240

33.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

33,467

9.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,346

2.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,912

0.5%

Other

2,189

0.6%

TOTAL

364,158

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

196,513

48.1%

George Bush* (R)

129,836

31.8%

Ross Perot (I)

79,240

19.4%

Other

2,567

0.6%

TOTAL

408,156

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

154,565

45.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

184,649

54.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

943

0.3%

Other

1,585

0.5%

TOTAL

341,742

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -8

1984 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

174,762

51.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

163,466

48.0%

Other

2,383

0.7%

TOTAL

340,611

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

151,834

43.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

158,491

45.2%

John Anderson (I)

31,737

9.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

5,039

1.4%

Other

3,868

1.1%

TOTAL

350,969

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

163,054

50.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

150,185

46.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

7,145

2.2%

Other

3,673

1.1%

TOTAL

324,057

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

147,945

51.0%

George McGovern (D)

138,119

47.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,219

1.1%

Other

665

0.2%

TOTAL

289,948

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -10

1968 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

118,110

47.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

114,398

46.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

13,662

5.5%

Other

1,544

0.6%

TOTAL

247,714

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

150,529

63.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

87,880

36.8%

Other

376

0.2%

TOTAL

238,785

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

105,306

43.5%

Richard Nixon (R)

136,163

56.3%

Other

389

0.2%

TOTAL

241,858

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

130,388

60.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

82,571

38.6%

Other

976

0.5%

TOTAL

213,935

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

140,221

62.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

82,117

36.9%

Other

444

0.2%

TOTAL

222,782

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

88,169

50.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

82,945

47.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

2,403

1.4%

Other

1,581

0.9%

TOTAL

175,098

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

89,984

48.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

96,601

51.5%

Other

1,077

0.6%

TOTAL

187,662

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

99,437

49.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

100,381

49.8%

Other

1,800

0.9%

TOTAL

201,618

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

106,649

58.3%

Alf Landon (R)

68,765

37.6%

William Lemke (Union)

6,473

3.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

550

0.3%

Other

524

0.3%

TOTAL

182,961

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 1

1932 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

91,414

56.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

68,115

41.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,026

1.9%

Other

757

0.5%

TOTAL

163,312

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

98,126

61.5%

Al Smith (D)

60,261

37.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

603

0.4%

Other

565

0.4%

TOTAL

159,555

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

56,047

39.9%

John Davis (D)

10,779

7.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

72,675

51.7%

Other

1,139

0.8%

TOTAL

140,640

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -14

1920 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

90,570

80.6%

James Cox (D)

16,754

14.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,709

2.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,293

2.0%

TOTAL

112,326

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 20

1916 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

32,075

43.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

38,791

52.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

931

1.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,751

2.4%

TOTAL

73,548

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

29,924

43.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

8,174

12.0%

William Taft* (R)

26,497

38.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,273

1.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,323

3.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

68,230

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 16

1908 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

45,103

57.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

29,886

38.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,042

1.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,622

3.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

78,675

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

50,583

65.3%

Alton Parker (D)

23,103

29.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

717

0.9%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,491

1.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.0%

Other

1,560

2.0%

TOTAL

77,492

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 9

1900 President, Madison, WI Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

48,531

62.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

26,744

34.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,652

3.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

205

0.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

78,153

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	864,587	82.75%	4.7%
Black:	43,226	4.14%	23.3%
Indian:	3,878	0.37%	16.1%
Asian:	41,936	4.01%	59.3%
2+ races:	22,769	2.18%	51.2%
Hispanic:	68,406	6.55%	39.2%

Total non-White:	180,215	17.25%	38.9%

Change in White population:	38,481	4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	50,446	5.3

Madison, WI Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Madison, WI Market Area