Election Results for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	40,693	12.9
Deaths:	37,789	12.0
Net Migration:	-22,312	-7.1
Net Immigration:	4,891	1.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37,464	D +28,068	D + 2.3%
D +65,532
2020 vs. 2012	R -20,284	D +41,342	D + 4.8%
D +21,058
2020 vs. 2008	R +13,782	D +9,362	D + 0.7%
D +23,144

2016 vs. 2008	R -23,682	R +18,706	R + 1.7%
D -42,388
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	474,600	54.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	388,280	44.3%	14,395 [+]	1.6%	877,275	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,953 (1.0%);
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	409,068	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	350,816	43.3%	50,079 [+]	6.2%	809,963	-3	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27,345 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,131 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 4,268 (0.5%);
2012	74%	Barack Obama* (D)	453,542	52.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	408,564	46.9%	8,885 [+]	1.0%	870,991	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,637 (0.5%);
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	451,456	54.0%	John McCain (R)	374,498	44.8%	9,911 [+]	1.2%	835,865	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 3,899 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,003 (0.2%);
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	420,758	50.2%	John Kerry (D)	410,227	48.9%	7,113 [+]	0.8%	838,098	0	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 3,784 (0.5%);
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	368,913	49.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	349,793	46.9%	27,728 [+]	3.7%	746,434	2	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 21,615 (2.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,686 (0.4%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	304,397	48.7%	Robert Dole (R)	259,043	41.5%	61,140 [+]	9.8%	624,580	1	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 46,696 (7.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,526 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,104 (0.3%);
1992	69%	Bill Clinton (D)	311,009	42.2%	George Bush* (R)	288,319	39.1%	138,333 [+]	18.8%	737,661	2	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 133,708 (18.1%);
1988	64%	Michael Dukakis (D)	354,453	53.3%	George Bush (R)	306,057	46.0%	4,279 [+]	0.6%	664,789	-7	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,700 (0.3%);
1984	66%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	337,893	50.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	330,188	49.1%	4,065	0.6%	672,146	-9	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	310,509	45.8%	Ronald Reagan (R)	309,093	45.6%	58,058 [+]	8.6%	677,660	-5	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 49,176 (7.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 6,147 (0.9%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	322,919	50.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	301,041	46.8%	19,100 [+]	3.0%	643,060	-1	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 10,320 (1.6%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	282,370	49.8%	George McGovern (D)	264,312	46.6%	20,084 [+]	3.5%	566,766	-11	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 18,281 (3.2%);
1968	64%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	253,324	47.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	232,173	43.6%	47,266 [+]	8.9%	532,763	0	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 45,547 (8.5%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	349,453	63.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	203,236	36.7%	1,113	0.2%	553,802	-2	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	72%	John Kennedy (D)	302,421	54.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	248,300	45.0%	1,153	0.2%	551,874	-5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	284,440	58.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	201,368	41.2%	3,363	0.7%	489,171	1	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	271,006	54.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	228,911	45.6%	2,239	0.4%	502,156	-1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Harry Truman* (D)	210,243	53.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	167,738	42.4%	17,652 [+]	4.5%	395,633	-3	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 10,368 (2.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	225,739	55.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	175,019	42.9%	7,568	1.9%	408,326	-3	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	231,065	57.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	161,260	40.0%	10,918	2.7%	403,243	-5	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	249,163	73.2%	Alf Landon (R)	67,343	19.8%	23,839 [+]	7.0%	340,345	-17	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 16,011 (4.7%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,528 (1.9%);
1932	60%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	198,029	66.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	66,622	22.2%	35,491 [+]	11.8%	300,142	-17	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 33,767 (11.3%);
1928	53%	Al Smith (D)	128,205	52.8%	Herbert Hoover (R)	100,744	41.5%	14,013 [+]	5.8%	242,962	-17	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 13,287 (5.5%);
1924	43%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	96,390	54.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	60,758	34.4%	19,371 [+]	11.0%	176,519	-20	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 18,047 (10.2%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	91,547	54.9%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	44,101	26.4%	31,168 [+]	18.7%	166,816	-5	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 30,386 (18.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 782 (0.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	30%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	43,313	44.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	36,101	37.1%	17,939 [+]	18.4%	97,353	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 17,221 (17.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 718 (0.7%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	35,525	41.2%	William Taft* (R)	23,139	26.9%	27,473 [+]	31.9%	86,137	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 19,665 (22.8%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 6,881 (8.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 847 (1.0%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	37,187	41.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	33,687	37.2%	19,584 [+]	21.6%	90,458	-10	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 17,830 (19.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,692 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	41,891	48.2%	Alton Parker (D)	24,997	28.7%	20,075 [+]	23.1%	86,963	-8	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 18,452 (21.2%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 961 (1.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 36 (0.0%);
1900	38%	William McKinley* (R)	43,811	52.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	33,128	39.8%	6,257 [+]	7.5%	83,196	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,922 (5.9%); John Woolley (Proh) 1,096 (1.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

474,600

54.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

388,280

44.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

8,953

1.0%

Other

5,442

0.6%

TOTAL

877,275

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

409,068

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

350,816

43.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

27,345

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,131

0.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

4,268

0.5%

Other

11,335

1.4%

TOTAL

809,963

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

453,542

52.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

408,564

46.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,637

0.5%

Other

4,248

0.5%

TOTAL

870,991

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

451,456

54.0%

John McCain (R)

374,498

44.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

3,899

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,003

0.2%

Other

4,009

0.5%

TOTAL

835,865

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

420,758

50.2%

John Kerry (D)

410,227

48.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

3,784

0.5%

Other

3,329

0.4%

TOTAL

838,098

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

368,913

49.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

349,793

46.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

21,615

2.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,686

0.4%

Other

3,427

0.5%

TOTAL

746,434

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

304,397

48.7%

Robert Dole (R)

259,043

41.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

46,696

7.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6,526

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,104

0.3%

Other

5,814

0.9%

TOTAL

624,580

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

311,009

42.2%

George Bush* (R)

288,319

39.1%

Ross Perot (I)

133,708

18.1%

Other

4,625

0.6%

TOTAL

737,661

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

306,057

46.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

354,453

53.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,700

0.3%

Other

2,579

0.4%

TOTAL

664,789

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -7

1984 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

337,893

50.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

330,188

49.1%

Other

4,065

0.6%

TOTAL

672,146

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

309,093

45.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

310,509

45.8%

John Anderson (I)

49,176

7.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

6,147

0.9%

Other

2,735

0.4%

TOTAL

677,660

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

322,919

50.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

301,041

46.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

10,320

1.6%

Other

8,780

1.4%

TOTAL

643,060

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

282,370

49.8%

George McGovern (D)

264,312

46.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

18,281

3.2%

Other

1,803

0.3%

TOTAL

566,766

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

232,173

43.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

253,324

47.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

45,547

8.5%

Other

1,719

0.3%

TOTAL

532,763

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

349,453

63.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

203,236

36.7%

Other

1,113

0.2%

TOTAL

553,802

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

302,421

54.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

248,300

45.0%

Other

1,153

0.2%

TOTAL

551,874

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

284,440

58.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

201,368

41.2%

Other

3,363

0.7%

TOTAL

489,171

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

271,006

54.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

228,911

45.6%

Other

2,239

0.4%

TOTAL

502,156

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

210,243

53.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

167,738

42.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

10,368

2.6%

Other

7,284

1.8%

TOTAL

395,633

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

1944 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

225,739

55.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

175,019

42.9%

Other

7,568

1.9%

TOTAL

408,326

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

231,065

57.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

161,260

40.0%

Other

10,918

2.7%

TOTAL

403,243

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -5

1936 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

249,163

73.2%

Alf Landon (R)

67,343

19.8%

William Lemke (Union)

16,011

4.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

6,528

1.9%

Other

1,300

0.4%

TOTAL

340,345

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -17

1932 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

198,029

66.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

66,622

22.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

33,767

11.3%

Other

1,724

0.6%

TOTAL

300,142

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -17

1928 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

100,744

41.5%

Al Smith (D)

128,205

52.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

13,287

5.5%

Other

726

0.3%

TOTAL

242,962

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -17

1924 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

60,758

34.4%

John Davis (D)

18,047

10.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

96,390

54.6%

Other

1,324

0.8%

TOTAL

176,519

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -20

1920 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

91,547

54.9%

James Cox (D)

30,386

18.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

44,101

26.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

782

0.5%

TOTAL

166,816

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -5

1916 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

43,313

44.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

36,101

37.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

17,221

17.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

718

0.7%

TOTAL

97,353

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -9

1912 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

35,525

41.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

6,881

8.0%

William Taft* (R)

23,139

26.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

19,665

22.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

847

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

86,137

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 4

1908 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

37,187

41.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

33,687

37.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

17,830

19.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,692

1.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

90,458

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

41,891

48.2%

Alton Parker (D)

24,997

28.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

18,452

21.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

961

1.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.0%

Other

626

0.7%

TOTAL

86,963

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -8

1900 President, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

43,811

52.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

33,128

39.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,096

1.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4,922

5.9%

Other

239

0.3%

TOTAL

83,196

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,016,081	65.14%	5.3%
Black:	250,863	16.08%	1.9%
Indian:	6,507	0.42%	1.3%
Asian:	69,743	4.47%	51.5%
2+ races:	33,501	2.15%	32.0%
Hispanic:	183,097	11.74%	24.1%

Total non-White:	543,711	34.86%	12.6%

Change in White population:	-57,028	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	60,912	3.9

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area