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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,426	11.3
Deaths:	11,828	8.7
Net Migration:	-1,076	-0.8
Net Immigration:	3,409	2.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12,859	D +35,335	D + 2.3%
D +48,194
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,985	D +39,668	D + 5.3%
D +42,653
2020 vs. 2008	R +15,982	D +37,094	D + 1.8%
D +53,076

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,123	D +1,759	R + 0.5%
D +4,882
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	295,210	71.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	111,799	27.0%	6,986 [+]	1.7%	413,995	-20	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,519 (1.1%);
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	247,016	66.7%	Donald Trump (R)	98,940	26.7%	24,356 [+]	6.6%	370,312	-19	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 12,776 (3.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4,974 (1.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,118 (0.3%);
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	252,557	68.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	108,814	29.7%	5,212 [+]	1.4%	366,583	-18	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,694 (0.7%);
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	242,134	70.7%	John McCain (R)	95,817	28.0%	4,763 [+]	1.4%	342,714	-18	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,827 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,150 (0.3%);
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	212,049	63.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	119,170	35.6%	3,375 [+]	1.0%	334,594	-15	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,768 (0.5%);
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	168,658	59.4%	George W. Bush (R)	98,788	34.8%	16,697 [+]	5.9%	284,143	-13	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 14,742 (5.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 458 (0.2%);
1996	61%	Bill Clinton* (D)	130,509	55.5%	Robert Dole (R)	75,427	32.0%	29,419 [+]	12.5%	235,355	-9	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 17,418 (7.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 9,132 (3.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,468 (0.6%);
1992	71%	Bill Clinton (D)	134,006	51.9%	George Bush* (R)	79,231	30.7%	45,203 [+]	17.5%	258,440	-7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 43,389 (16.8%);
1988	63%	Michael Dukakis (D)	123,967	57.4%	George Bush (R)	90,494	41.9%	1,659 [+]	0.8%	216,120	-12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 642 (0.3%);
1984	65%	Walter Mondale (D)	110,994	52.4%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	99,295	46.9%	1,516	0.7%	211,805	-12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	69%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	103,814	48.8%	Ronald Reagan (R)	79,805	37.5%	29,051 [+]	13.7%	212,670	-13	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 22,638 (10.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,959 (1.4%);
1976	71%	Jimmy Carter (D)	101,662	52.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	84,821	43.7%	7,693 [+]	4.0%	194,176	-4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 5,172 (2.7%);
1972	66%	George McGovern (D)	93,415	53.9%	Richard Nixon* (R)	77,951	45.0%	1,955 [+]	1.1%	173,321	-16	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,498 (0.9%);
1968	62%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	73,047	52.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	59,057	42.4%	7,333 [+]	5.3%	139,437	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,988 (4.3%);
1964	63%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	88,379	67.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	42,016	32.2%	237	0.2%	130,632	-6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	66,609	52.1%	John Kennedy (D)	60,934	47.7%	237	0.2%	127,780	3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	59%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	61,390	55.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	48,839	44.1%	510	0.5%	110,739	-2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	64,017	56.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	49,307	43.4%	261	0.2%	113,585	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	48,899	54.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	37,488	42.1%	2,638 [+]	3.0%	89,025	-3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,613 (1.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	50,759	54.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	41,052	44.4%	691	0.7%	92,502	-2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	55,942	57.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	40,794	41.8%	942	1.0%	97,678	-3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	55,721	64.1%	Alf Landon (R)	28,163	32.4%	3,031 [+]	3.5%	86,915	-4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,388 (2.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 345 (0.4%);
1932	66%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	45,323	58.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	30,356	38.9%	2,399 [+]	3.1%	78,078	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,045 (2.6%);
1928	67%	Herbert Hoover (R)	41,931	57.9%	Al Smith (D)	29,886	41.3%	594 [+]	0.8%	72,411	0	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 353 (0.5%);
1924	66%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	39,581	58.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	23,217	34.4%	4,644 [+]	6.9%	67,442	-20	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 4,100 (6.1%);
1920	53%	Warren Harding (R)	41,130	79.9%	James Cox (D)	7,655	14.9%	2,707 [+]	5.3%	51,492	20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,610 (3.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,097 (2.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	35%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	16,075	50.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	15,019	46.7%	1,080 [+]	3.4%	32,174	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 720 (2.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 360 (1.1%);
1912	34%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	15,309	49.6%	William Taft* (R)	11,194	36.2%	4,377 [+]	14.2%	30,880	13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,863 (9.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 964 (3.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 534 (1.7%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	19,116	54.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	14,114	40.4%	1,671 [+]	4.8%	34,901	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,134 (3.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 530 (1.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	21,591	63.8%	Alton Parker (D)	10,691	31.6%	1,583 [+]	4.7%	33,865	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,006 (3.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 560 (1.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 15 (0.0%);
1900	42%	William McKinley* (R)	20,425	60.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	11,829	35.3%	1,289 [+]	3.8%	33,543	9	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,161 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 122 (0.4%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

295,210

71.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

111,799

27.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

4,519

1.1%

Other

2,467

0.6%

TOTAL

413,995

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -20

2016 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

247,016

66.7%

Donald Trump (R)

98,940

26.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

12,776

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

4,974

1.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,118

0.3%

Other

5,488

1.5%

TOTAL

370,312

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -19

2012 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

252,557

68.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

108,814

29.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,694

0.7%

Other

2,518

0.7%

TOTAL

366,583

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -18

2008 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

242,134

70.7%

John McCain (R)

95,817

28.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,827

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,150

0.3%

Other

1,786

0.5%

TOTAL

342,714

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -18

2004 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

119,170

35.6%

John Kerry (D)

212,049

63.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,768

0.5%

Other

1,607

0.5%

TOTAL

334,594

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

98,788

34.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

168,658

59.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

14,742

5.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

458

0.2%

Other

1,497

0.5%

TOTAL

284,143

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -13

1996 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

130,509

55.5%

Robert Dole (R)

75,427

32.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

17,418

7.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9,132

3.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,468

0.6%

Other

1,401

0.6%

TOTAL

235,355

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -9

1992 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

134,006

51.9%

George Bush* (R)

79,231

30.7%

Ross Perot (I)

43,389

16.8%

Other

1,814

0.7%

TOTAL

258,440

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

90,494

41.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

123,967

57.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

642

0.3%

Other

1,017

0.5%

TOTAL

216,120

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -12

1984 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

99,295

46.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

110,994

52.4%

Other

1,516

0.7%

TOTAL

211,805

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

79,805

37.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

103,814

48.8%

John Anderson (I)

22,638

10.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,959

1.4%

Other

3,454

1.6%

TOTAL

212,670

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -13

1976 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

101,662

52.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

84,821

43.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

5,172

2.7%

Other

2,521

1.3%

TOTAL

194,176

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

77,951

45.0%

George McGovern (D)

93,415

53.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,498

0.9%

Other

457

0.3%

TOTAL

173,321

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -16

1968 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

59,057

42.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

73,047

52.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,988

4.3%

Other

1,345

1.0%

TOTAL

139,437

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

88,379

67.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

42,016

32.2%

Other

237

0.2%

TOTAL

130,632

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

60,934

47.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

66,609

52.1%

Other

237

0.2%

TOTAL

127,780

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

61,390

55.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

48,839

44.1%

Other

510

0.5%

TOTAL

110,739

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

64,017

56.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

49,307

43.4%

Other

261

0.2%

TOTAL

113,585

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

48,899

54.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

37,488

42.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,613

1.8%

Other

1,025

1.2%

TOTAL

89,025

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

50,759

54.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

41,052

44.4%

Other

691

0.7%

TOTAL

92,502

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

55,942

57.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

40,794

41.8%

Other

942

1.0%

TOTAL

97,678

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -3

1936 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

55,721

64.1%

Alf Landon (R)

28,163

32.4%

William Lemke (Union)

2,388

2.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

345

0.4%

Other

298

0.3%

TOTAL

86,915

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -4

1932 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

45,323

58.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

30,356

38.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,045

2.6%

Other

354

0.5%

TOTAL

78,078

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

41,931

57.9%

Al Smith (D)

29,886

41.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

353

0.5%

Other

241

0.3%

TOTAL

72,411

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

23,217

34.4%

John Davis (D)

4,100

6.1%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

39,581

58.7%

Other

544

0.8%

TOTAL

67,442

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -20

1920 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

41,130

79.9%

James Cox (D)

7,655

14.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,610

3.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,097

2.1%

TOTAL

51,492

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 20

1916 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

16,075

50.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

15,019

46.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

360

1.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

720

2.2%

TOTAL

32,174

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

15,309

49.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,863

9.3%

William Taft* (R)

11,194

36.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

534

1.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

964

3.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

30,880

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

19,116

54.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

14,114

40.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

530

1.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,134

3.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

34,901

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

21,591

63.8%

Alton Parker (D)

10,691

31.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

560

1.7%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,006

3.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

33,865

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 7

1900 President, Madison, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

20,425

60.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

11,829

35.3%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,161

3.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

122

0.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

33,543

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	553,154	80.51%	8.2%
Black:	32,702	4.76%	27.6%
Indian:	2,057	0.30%	24.2%
Asian:	38,277	5.57%	61.5%
2+ races:	16,597	2.42%	52.3%
Hispanic:	44,290	6.45%	39.5%

Total non-White:	133,923	19.49%	42.0%

Change in White population:	42,021	6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,621	6.5

Madison, WI Metro Area

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