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Waukesha County, WI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Designated Market Area: Milwaukee, WI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 410,434   ( 20,543 from 2010 , 3,463 from 2020)
Land area: 549.7 square miles
Population density: 746.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:355,719 86.67% 0.7%
Black:7,6971.88% 62.9%
Indian:9400.23% 8.9%
Asian:17,1624.18% 59.0%
2+ races:6,6191.61% 64.6%
Hispanic:22,2975.43% 38.3%
Total non-White:54,71513.33% 48.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,488 10.4
Deaths:9,41411.6
Net Migration: 3,4284.2
Net Immigration: 8701.1
Change in White population:2,605 0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:17,938 4.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Waukesha County, WI

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +3,119 D +1,453 D + 1.1%
D +4,572
2024 vs. 2016 R +20,225 D +9,029 D + 8.5%
D +29,254
2020 vs. 2016 R +17,106 D +7,576 D + 7.4%
D +24,682
2024 vs. 2012 R -30 D +29,729 D + 14.8%
D +29,699
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,609 R +3,506 R + 2.6%
D -6,115
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 86% Donald Trump (R) 162,768 59.0% Kamala Harris (D) 108,478 39.3% 4,541 [+] 1.6% 275,787 9 9 8.06%
2020 83% Donald Trump* (R) 159,649 59.6% Joe Biden (D) 103,906 38.8% 4,441 [+] 1.7% 267,996 11 13 8.13%
2016 77% Donald Trump (R) 142,543 60.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 79,224 33.3% 15,826 [+] 6.7% 237,593 13 14 7.98%
2012 81% Mitt Romney (R) 162,798 66.8% Barack Obama* (D) 78,779 32.3% 2,279 [+] 0.9% 243,856 21 20 7.94%
2008 80% John McCain (R) 145,152 62.3% Barack Obama (D) 85,339 36.6% 2,406 [+] 1.0% 232,897 20 17 7.81%
2004 83% George W. Bush* (R) 154,926 67.3% John Kerry (D) 73,626 32.0% 1,811 [+] 0.8% 230,363 18 17 7.69%
2000 77% George W. Bush (R) 133,105 65.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 64,319 31.6% 6,310 [+] 3.1% 203,734 18 17 7.84%
1996 67% Robert Dole (R) 91,729 55.4% Bill Clinton* (D) 57,354 34.7% 16,389 [+] 9.9% 165,472 17 15 7.53%
1992 78% George Bush* (R) 91,461 51.0% Bill Clinton (D) 50,270 28.1% 37,451 [+] 20.9% 179,182 14 14 7.08%
1988 69% George Bush (R) 90,467 60.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 57,598 38.7% 828 [+] 0.6% 148,893 13 7 6.79%
1984 69% Ronald Reagan* (R) 92,426 65.7% Walter Mondale (D) 47,313 33.6% 921 0.7% 140,660 12 7 6.36%
1980 73% Ronald Reagan (R) 81,059 58.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 46,612 33.5% 11,477 [+] 8.2% 139,148 10 8 6.12%
1976 74% Gerald Ford* (R) 70,418 58.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 47,487 39.3% 3,048 [+] 2.5% 120,953 10 10 5.75%
1972 65% Richard Nixon* (R) 59,399 60.8% George McGovern (D) 34,573 35.4% 3,650 [+] 3.7% 97,622 7 0 5.27%
1968 70% Richard Nixon (R) 47,557 54.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 31,947 36.9% 7,081 [+] 8.2% 86,585 7 12 5.12%
1964 71% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 39,796 52.8% Barry Goldwater (R) 35,502 47.1% 131 0.2% 75,429 9 9 4.46%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 39,380 57.6% John Kennedy (D) 28,963 42.3% 76 0.1% 68,419 6 8 3.96%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 35,212 68.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,496 30.3% 376 0.7% 51,084 7 12 3.29%
1952 75% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 30,238 65.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,756 34.2% 117 0.3% 46,111 5 10 2.87%
1948 65% Thomas Dewey (R) 17,324 54.2% Harry Truman* (D) 13,952 43.7% 674 [+] 2.1% 31,950 8 9 2.50%
1944 71% Thomas Dewey (R) 17,995 57.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,038 41.6% 293 0.9% 31,326 7 12 2.34%
1940 78% Wendell Willkie (R) 16,726 55.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,859 42.9% 358 1.2% 29,943 8 11 2.13%
1936 70% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,487 57.8% Alf Landon (R) 8,538 36.6% 1,291 [+] 5.5% 23,316 6 0 1.85%
1932 73% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,487 59.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,538 37.8% 584 [+] 2.6% 22,609 7 -2 2.03%
1928 73% Herbert Hoover (R) 12,218 60.2% Al Smith (D) 7,846 38.6% 247 [+] 1.2% 20,311 7 2 2.00%
1924 60% Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,026 45.4% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,348 41.1% 2,085 [+] 13.5% 15,459 8 -9 1.84%
1920 52% Warren Harding (R) 8,665 71.6% James Cox (D) 2,759 22.8% 673 [+] 5.6% 12,097 1 11 1.72%
1916 38% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,192 50.3% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,768 45.2% 375 [+] 4.5% 8,335 -4 -1 1.86%
1912 36% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,594 48.8% William Taft* (R) 2,714 36.9% 1,056 [+] 14.3% 7,364 4 14 1.84%
1908 46% William Taft (R) 4,758 55.9% William J. Bryan (D) 3,206 37.7% 546 [+] 6.4% 8,510 1 4 1.87%
1904 46% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,247 62.6% Alton Parker (D) 2,693 32.1% 438 [+] 5.2% 8,378 -1 6 1.89%
1900 47% William McKinley* (R) 5,127 60.9% William J. Bryan (D) 3,016 35.8% 275 [+] 3.3% 8,418 1 9 1.90%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 103,906 38.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 159,649 59.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,023 1.1%
Other 1,418 0.5%
TOTAL 267,996
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13


2016 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 79,224 33.3%
Donald Trump (R) 142,543 60.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,897 3.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,673 0.7%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,707 0.7%
Other 3,549 1.5%
TOTAL 237,593
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14


2012 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 78,779 32.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 162,798 66.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,262 0.5%
Other 1,017 0.4%
TOTAL 243,856
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 20


2008 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 85,339 36.6%
John McCain (R) 145,152 62.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 908 0.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 565 0.2%
Other 933 0.4%
TOTAL 232,897
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 17


2004 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 154,926 67.3%
John Kerry (D) 73,626 32.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 966 0.4%
Other 845 0.4%
TOTAL 230,363
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 17


2000 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 133,105 65.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 64,319 31.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,864 2.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 654 0.3%
Other 792 0.4%
TOTAL 203,734
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 17


1996 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 57,354 34.7%
Robert Dole (R) 91,729 55.4%
Ross Perot (Ref) 13,109 7.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,248 0.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 496 0.3%
Other 1,536 0.9%
TOTAL 165,472
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 15


1992 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 50,270 28.1%
George Bush* (R) 91,461 51.0%
Ross Perot (I) 36,622 20.4%
Other 829 0.5%
TOTAL 179,182
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14


1988 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 90,467 60.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 57,598 38.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 402 0.3%
Other 426 0.3%
TOTAL 148,893
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 7


1984 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 92,426 65.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 47,313 33.6%
Other 921 0.7%
TOTAL 140,660
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 81,059 58.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 46,612 33.5%
John Anderson (I) 9,778 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,396 1.0%
Other 303 0.2%
TOTAL 139,148
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8


1976 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 47,487 39.3%
Gerald Ford* (R) 70,418 58.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,815 1.5%
Other 1,233 1.0%
TOTAL 120,953
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10


1972 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 59,399 60.8%
George McGovern (D) 34,573 35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer) 3,404 3.5%
Other 246 0.3%
TOTAL 97,622
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 0


1968 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 47,557 54.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 31,947 36.9%
George Wallace (AIP) 6,921 8.0%
Other 160 0.2%
TOTAL 86,585
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12


1964 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 39,796 52.8%
Barry Goldwater (R) 35,502 47.1%
Other 131 0.2%
TOTAL 75,429
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9


1960 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 28,963 42.3%
Richard Nixon (R) 39,380 57.6%
Other 76 0.1%
TOTAL 68,419
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8


1956 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 35,212 68.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,496 30.3%
Other 376 0.7%
TOTAL 51,084
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12


1952 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 30,238 65.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 15,756 34.2%
Other 117 0.3%
TOTAL 46,111
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10


1948 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 13,952 43.7%
Thomas Dewey (R) 17,324 54.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 400 1.3%
Other 274 0.9%
TOTAL 31,950
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9


1944 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,038 41.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 17,995 57.4%
Other 293 0.9%
TOTAL 31,326
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12


1940 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,859 42.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 16,726 55.9%
Other 358 1.2%
TOTAL 29,943
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11


1936 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,487 57.8%
Alf Landon (R) 8,538 36.6%
William Lemke (Union) 1,125 4.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 121 0.5%
Other 45 0.2%
TOTAL 23,316
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 0


1932 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,487 59.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 8,538 37.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 516 2.3%
Other 68 0.3%
TOTAL 22,609
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -2


1928 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 12,218 60.2%
Al Smith (D) 7,846 38.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 168 0.8%
Other 79 0.4%
TOTAL 20,311
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2


1924 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 7,026 45.4%
John Davis (D) 1,965 12.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,348 41.1%
Other 120 0.8%
TOTAL 15,459
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -9


1920 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 8,665 71.6%
James Cox (D) 2,759 22.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 487 4.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 186 1.5%
TOTAL 12,097
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11


1916 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,192 50.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,768 45.2%
Allan Benson (Soc) 151 1.8%
James Hanly (Proh) 224 2.7%
TOTAL 8,335
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1


1912 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,594 48.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 598 8.1%
William Taft* (R) 2,714 36.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 196 2.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 261 3.5%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 7,364
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14


1908 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 4,758 55.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,206 37.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 197 2.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 346 4.1%
Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL 8,510
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4


1904 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 5,247 62.6%
Alton Parker (D) 2,693 32.1%
Other 438 5.2%
TOTAL 8,378
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6


1900 President, Waukesha County, WI
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 5,127 60.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,016 35.8%
John Woolley (Proh) 252 3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 19 0.2%
Other 4 0.0%
TOTAL 8,418
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 9
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waukesha County, WI

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 85% Eric Hovde (R) 163,590 60.1% Tammy Baldwin* (D) 105,781 38.9% 2,700 [+] 1.0% 272,071 12 8.02%
2022 S3 70% Ron Johnson* (R) 140,156 62.5% Mandela Barnes (D) 83,408 37.2% 509 [+] 0.2% 224,073 12 8.45%
2022 G 70% Tim Michels (R) 134,212 59.8% Tony Evers* (D) 88,564 39.4% 1,827 [+] 0.8% 224,603 12 8.45%
2018 S1 70% Leah Vukmir (R) 136,190 61.7% Tammy Baldwin* (D) 84,147 38.1% 293 [+] 0.1% 220,630 17 8.29%
2018 G 71% Scott Walker* (R) 146,699 66.1% Tony Evers (D) 72,131 32.5% 2,977 [+] 1.3% 221,807 18 8.30%
2016 S3 77% Ron Johnson* (R) 161,351 67.9% Russ Feingold (D) 71,779 30.2% 4,521 [+] 1.9% 237,651 18 8.06%
2014 G 67% Scott Walker* (R) 147,266 72.5% Mary Burke (D) 54,500 26.8% 1,482 [+] 0.7% 203,248 20 8.43%
2012 S1 80% Tommy Thompson (R) 159,450 66.4% Tammy Baldwin (D) 75,408 31.4% 5,284 [+] 2.2% 240,142 21 7.98%
2012 G 71% Scott Walker* (R) 154,316 72.3% Tom Barrett (D) 58,234 27.3% 782 [+] 0.4% 213,332 19 8.48%
2010 S3 64% Ron Johnson (R) 134,051 71.0% Russ Feingold* (D) 53,492 28.3% 1,331 [+] 0.7% 188,874 19 8.70%
2010 G 64% Scott Walker (R) 134,608 71.5% Tom Barrett (D) 52,684 28.0% 986 [+] 0.5% 188,278 19 8.71%
2006 S1 61% Herb Kohl* (D) 88,680 50.9% Robert Lorge (R) 80,807 46.4% 4,759 [+] 2.7% 174,246 17 8.15%
2006 G 62% Mark Green (R) 112,243 63.7% Jim Doyle* (D) 61,402 34.9% 2,469 [+] 1.4% 176,114 18 8.15%
2004 S3 82% Tim Michels (R) 139,979 61.5% Russ Feingold* (D) 86,775 38.1% 896 [+] 0.4% 227,650 17 7.72%
2002 G 52% Scott McCallum* (R) 88,661 62.4% Jim Doyle (D) 42,327 29.8% 10,997 [+] 7.7% 141,985 21 8.00%
2000 S1 76% John Gillespie (R) 105,901 52.6% Herb Kohl* (D) 93,306 46.4% 2,002 [+] 1.0% 201,209 16 7.92%
1998 S3 52% Mark Neumann (R) 84,816 63.3% Russ Feingold* (D) 47,986 35.8% 1,240 [+] 0.9% 134,042 15 7.61%
1998 G 52% Tommy Thompson* (R) 98,555 73.8% Ed Garvey (D) 32,384 24.3% 2,556 [+] 1.9% 133,495 14 7.60%
1994 S1 48% Robert Welch (R) 65,376 56.4% Herb Kohl* (D) 49,899 43.0% 718 [+] 0.6% 115,993 16 7.41%
1994 G 48% Tommy Thompson* (R) 92,484 79.9% Chuck Chavala (D) 21,428 18.5% 1,804 [+] 1.6% 115,716 13 7.40%
1992 S3 76% Bob Kasten* (R) 101,903 58.0% Russ Feingold (D) 71,839 40.9% 1,978 [+] 1.1% 175,720 12 7.16%
1990 G 39% Tommy Thompson* (R) 61,002 71.2% Thomas Loftus (D) 24,679 28.8% 13 [+] 0.0% 85,694 13 6.21%
1988 S1 69% Susan Engeleiter (R) 83,366 56.2% Herb Kohl (D) 64,558 43.5% 467 [+] 0.3% 148,391 9 6.84%
1986 S3 47% Bob Kasten* (R) 59,344 60.9% Ed Garvey (D) 36,546 37.5% 1,584 [+] 1.6% 97,474 10 6.57%
1986 G 48% Tommy Thompson (R) 62,387 62.5% Anthony Earl* (D) 36,389 36.5% 973 [+] 1.0% 99,749 10 6.53%
1982 S1 46% William Proxmire* (D) 50,361 56.1% Scott McCallum (R) 38,289 42.7% 1,068 [+] 1.2% 89,718 9 5.81%
1982 G 47% Terry Kohler (R) 47,860 52.0% Anthony Earl (D) 43,128 46.8% 1,119 [+] 1.2% 92,107 10 5.83%
1980 S3 72% Bob Kasten (R) 87,406 63.5% Gaylord Nelson* (D) 48,958 35.5% 1,353 [+] 1.0% 137,717 13 6.25%
1978 G 56% Lee Dreyfus (R) 62,062 65.5% Martin Schreiber* (D) 32,138 33.9% 509 [+] 0.5% 94,709 11 6.31%
1976 S1 71% William Proxmire* (D) 77,590 67.0% Stanley York (R) 37,690 32.5% 603 [+] 0.5% 115,883 6 5.99%
1974 S3 41% Gaylord Nelson* (D) 36,373 56.6% Tom Petri (R) 26,370 41.1% 1,471 [+] 2.3% 64,214 5 5.35%
1974 G 41% Patrick Lucey* (D) 33,630 52.0% William Dyke (R) 28,030 43.4% 2,996 [+] 4.6% 64,656 1 5.47%
1970 S1 52% William Proxmire* (D) 44,732 64.0% John Erickson (R) 24,685 35.3% 490 [+] 0.7% 69,907 7 5.22%
1970 G 52% Jack Olson (R) 36,828 52.2% Patrick Lucey (D) 32,969 46.8% 689 [+] 1.0% 70,486 7 5.25%
1968 S3 69% Gaylord Nelson* (D) 46,560 54.6% Jerris Leonard (R) 38,693 45.4% 2 [+] 0.0% 85,255 7 5.15%
1968 G 70% Warren Knowles* (R) 55,219 63.5% Bronson LaFollette (D) 31,498 36.2% 195 [+] 0.2% 86,912 11 5.14%
1966 G 48% Warren Knowles* (R) 33,157 60.1% Patrick Lucey (D) 21,868 39.6% 172 [+] 0.3% 55,197 7 4.72%
1964 S1 71% Wilbur Renk (R) 38,955 51.4% William Proxmire* (D) 36,655 48.4% 146 [+] 0.2% 75,756 5 4.53%
1964 G 72% Warren Knowles (R) 43,767 57.3% John Reynolds* (D) 32,638 42.7% 3 [+] 0.0% 76,408 7 4.51%
1962 S3 55% Alexander Wiley* (R) 29,437 54.2% Gaylord Nelson (D) 24,739 45.5% 181 [+] 0.3% 54,357 7 4.31%
1962 G 55% Philip Kuehn (R) 30,734 56.5% John Reynolds (D) 23,574 43.3% 99 [+] 0.2% 54,407 7 4.30%
1960 G 77% Philip Kuehn (R) 37,577 54.6% Gaylord Nelson* (D) 31,281 45.4% 0 0.0% 68,858 6 3.98%
*: 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 Waukesha County, WI

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 WI05Scott Fitzgerald* (R) 170,281 63.7% Ben Steinhoff (D) 96,787 36.2% 293 0.1% 267,361
County Total for 2024-11-05:   267,361
2022-11-08 WI05Scott Fitzgerald* (R) 139,238 63.8% Mike Van Someren (D) 78,783 36.1% 157 0.1% 218,178
County Total for 2022-11-08:   218,178
2020-11-03 WI01Bryan Steil* (R) 43,042 72.6% Roger Polack (D) 16,248 27.4% 34 0.1% 59,324
2020-11-03 WI05Scott Fitzgerald (R) 124,504 61.6% Tom Palzewicz (D) 77,627 38.4% 141 0.1% 202,272
County Total for 2020-11-03:   261,596
2018-11-06 WI01Bryan Steil (R) 35,458 71.5% Randy Bryce (D) 12,954 26.1% 1,196 2.4% 49,608
2018-11-06 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 108,022 64.6% Tom Palzewicz (D) 59,024 35.3% 167 0.1% 167,213
County Total for 2018-11-06:   216,821
2016-11-08 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 41,631 78.1% Ryan Solen (D) 9,400 17.6% 2,264 4.2% 53,295
2016-11-08 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 123,946 69.9% Khary Penebaker (D) 47,059 26.5% 6,280 3.5% 177,285
County Total for 2016-11-08:   230,580
2014-11-04 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 36,861 79.3% Rob Zerban (D) 9,593 20.6% 4 0.0% 46,458
2014-11-04 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 111,346 73.4% Chris Rockwood (D) 40,073 26.4% 176 0.1% 151,595
County Total for 2014-11-04:   198,053
2012-11-06 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 37,026 72.7% Rob Zerban (D) 13,164 25.8% 744 1.5% 50,934
2012-11-06 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 113,469 71.9% Dave Heaster (D) 44,074 27.9% 199 0.1% 157,742
County Total for 2012-11-06:   208,676
2010-11-02 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 24,934 81.1% John Heckenlively (D) 5,534 18.0% 295 1.0% 30,763
2010-11-02 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 114,012 73.9% Todd Kolosso (D) 35,738 23.2% 4,551 2.9% 154,301
County Total for 2010-11-02:   185,064
2008-11-04 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 28,544 77.7% Marge Krupp (D) 7,889 21.5% 320 0.9% 36,753
2008-11-04 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 134,060 82.9% Robert Raymond (I) 27,452 17.0% 208 0.1% 161,720
County Total for 2008-11-04:   198,473
2006-11-07 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 20,200 73.1% Jeffrey Thomas (D) 7,425 26.9% 7 0.0% 27,632
2006-11-07 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 96,340 66.2% Bryan Kennedy (D) 45,550 31.3% 3,571 2.5% 145,461
County Total for 2006-11-07:   173,093
2004-11-02 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 26,796 76.0% Jeffrey Thomas (D) 8,028 22.8% 422 1.2% 35,246
2004-11-02 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 132,216 70.6% Bryan Kennedy (D) 52,066 27.8% 2,958 1.6% 187,240
County Total for 2004-11-02:   222,486
2002-11-05 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 17,057 75.1% Jeffrey Thomas (D) 5,194 22.9% 466 2.1% 22,717
2002-11-05 WI05James Sensenbrenner* (R) 90,740 88.5% Robert Raymond (I) 11,614 11.3% 179 0.2% 102,533
County Total for 2002-11-05:   125,250
2000-11-07 WI01Paul Ryan* (R) 5,110 78.0% Jeffrey Thomas (D) 1,442 22.0% 2 0.0% 6,554
2000-11-07 WI04Tim Riener (R) 38,246 49.8% Gerald Kleczka* (D) 37,713 49.1% 890 1.2% 76,849
2000-11-07 WI09James Sensenbrenner* (R) 87,488 77.2% Mike Clawson (D) 25,765 22.7% 60 0.1% 113,313
County Total for 2000-11-07:   196,716
1998-11-03 WI01Paul Ryan (R) 2,857 70.2% Lydia Spottswood (D) 1,205 29.6% 8 0.2% 4,070
1998-11-03 WI04Tom Reynolds (R) 27,593 55.0% Gerald Kleczka* (D) 22,480 44.8% 53 0.1% 50,126
1998-11-03 WI09James Sensenbrenner* (R) 63,919 92.8% Jeffrey Gonyo (I) 4,946 7.2% 6 0.0% 68,871
County Total for 1998-11-03:   123,067
1996-11-05 WI01Mark Neumann* (R) 3,344 66.3% Lydia Spottswood (D) 1,701 33.7% 0 0.0% 5,045
1996-11-05 WI04Tom Reynolds (R) 35,015 55.5% Gerald Kleczka* (D) 28,113 44.5% 0 0.0% 63,128
1996-11-05 WI09James Sensenbrenner* (R) 72,759 78.2% Floyd Brenholt (D) 20,283 21.8% 0 0.0% 93,042
County Total for 1996-11-05:   161,215
1994-11-08 WI01Mark Neumann (R) 2,243 66.3% Peter Barca* (D) 1,087 32.1% 55 1.6% 3,385
1994-11-08 WI04Tom Reynolds (R) 25,192 56.8% Gerald Kleczka* (D) 18,550 41.8% 641 1.4% 44,383
1994-11-08 WI09James Sensenbrenner* (R) 51,906 100.0% 0 0.0% 51,906
County Total for 1994-11-08:   99,674
1993-05-04 sp WI01Mark Neumann (R) 930 70.3% Peter Barca (D) 386 29.2% 7 0.5% 1,323
County Total for 1993-05-04:   1,323
1992-11-03 WI01Mark Neumann (R) 2,793 53.6% Les Aspin* (D) 2,364 45.4% 49 0.9% 5,206
1992-11-03 WI04Gerald Kleczka* (D) 35,568 52.8% Joseph Cook (R) 30,647 45.5% 1,087 1.6% 67,302
1992-11-03 WI09James Sensenbrenner* (R) 67,163 73.8% Ingrid Buxton (D) 22,224 24.4% 1,673 1.8% 91,060
County Total for 1992-11-03:   163,568
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Waukesha County, WI

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Waukesha County, WI were estimated to be 71% Republican and 14% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 293,429 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 293,429 100.0% n/a n/a 96%
2022 282,292 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 282,292 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2020 291,183 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 291,183 100.0% n/a n/a 91%
2018 256,100 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 256,100 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2016 274,401 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 274,401 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2014 268,882 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 268,882 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2012 270,732 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 270,732 100.0% n/a n/a 90%
2010 258,529 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 258,529 100.0% n/a n/a 87%
2008 269,910 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 269,910 100.0% n/a n/a 93%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.