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[[File:Wisconsin Presidential Election Results 2024.svg|thumb|[[2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2024 U.S. presidential election results]] by county in Wisconsin{{leftlegend|#4389E3|Democratic}}{{leftlegend|#AA0000|Republican}}]] | [[File:Wisconsin Presidential Election Results 2024.svg|thumb|[[2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2024 U.S. presidential election results]] by county in Wisconsin{{leftlegend|#4389E3|Democratic}}{{leftlegend|#AA0000|Republican}}]] | ||
Wisconsin is considered a [[swing state]], being won by either the | Wisconsin is considered a [[swing state]], being won by either the Democratic or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidates in federal elections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rakich |first=Nathaniel |date=October 16, 2020 |title=Wisconsin Was Never A Safe Blue State |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/wisconsin-was-never-a-safe-blue-state/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en-US |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115223612/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/wisconsin-was-never-a-safe-blue-state/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[2020 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2020]], [[Joe Biden]] won the state by a narrow margin of 0.63%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Live election results: 2020 Wisconsin results|url=https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/wisconsin/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.politico.com|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119162934/https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/wisconsin/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Donald Trump]] managed to win the state in [[2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|2016]] by a similarly narrow margin of 0.77%, the first time Wisconsin voted for a Republican presidential candidate since [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]. Wisconsin was part of the [[Blue wall (U.S. politics)|blue wall]], a group of states that the Democratic Party won in each presidential election from [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] to [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]].<ref>{{cite news |title='It's Such a Relief': Biden Voters Rebuild a Wall That Trump Smashed |date=November 8, 2020 |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |last2=Corasaniti |first2=Nick |last3=Gabriel |first3=Trip |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/joe-biden-voters.html |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505033651/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/joe-biden-voters.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Republican presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]] chose Congressman [[Paul Ryan]], a native of [[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]], as his running mate against incumbent President [[Barack Obama]]. | ||
At the statewide level, Wisconsin is competitive, with control regularly alternating between the two parties. Following the [[2014 Wisconsin elections|2014 general elections]], the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Attorney General, and State Treasurer were all Republicans, while the Secretary of State was a Democrat.<ref>[http://wisconsinvote.org Wisconsin 2014 election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102143923/https://www.wisconsinvote.org/ |date=January 2, 2018 }}, wisconsinvote.org; accessed November 5, 2014.</ref> However, in [[2018 Wisconsin elections|2018]], Democrats won all constitutional statewide offices on the ballot, the first time this happened in Wisconsin since 1982.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Shawn |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Lawsuit challenging Wisconsin 'lame duck' law persists more than 4 years after it was passed |work=[[Wisconsin Public Radio]] |url=https://www.wpr.org/lawsuit-challenging-wisconsin-lame-duck-law-persists-attorneys-general |accessdate=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206232237/https://www.wpr.org/lawsuit-challenging-wisconsin-lame-duck-law-persists-attorneys-general |url-status=live }}</ref> | At the statewide level, Wisconsin is competitive, with control regularly alternating between the two parties. Following the [[2014 Wisconsin elections|2014 general elections]], the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Attorney General, and State Treasurer were all Republicans, while the Secretary of State was a Democrat.<ref>[http://wisconsinvote.org Wisconsin 2014 election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102143923/https://www.wisconsinvote.org/ |date=January 2, 2018 }}, wisconsinvote.org; accessed November 5, 2014.</ref> However, in [[2018 Wisconsin elections|2018]], Democrats won all constitutional statewide offices on the ballot, the first time this happened in Wisconsin since 1982.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Shawn |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Lawsuit challenging Wisconsin 'lame duck' law persists more than 4 years after it was passed |work=[[Wisconsin Public Radio]] |url=https://www.wpr.org/lawsuit-challenging-wisconsin-lame-duck-law-persists-attorneys-general |accessdate=February 6, 2023 |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206232237/https://www.wpr.org/lawsuit-challenging-wisconsin-lame-duck-law-persists-attorneys-general |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||