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Densely populated urban counties in Wisconsin are slightly more likely to vote for the Democratic candidates in presidential elections, while less dense counties lean towards voting for the Republican candidate, according to University of Wisconsin research.
Election results since 1952 show that Wisconsin’s largest city, Milwaukee, and its suburbs became more Democratic-leaning, while more recently, major gains for the Democrats have been in Dane County, home to Madison, the second largest city.
A comparison between vote shares in 20 cities in Wisconsin and their respective counties showed the urban areas tend to lean more Democratic than more sparsely populated areas in the same county. However, some cities like Waukesha—seventh largest in Wisconsin — continue to vote largely Republican.
Analysts observe that the urban trend of Democratic gains has been roughly offset by the counter-trend of rural counties becoming more Republican.
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Sources
WisContext: The political geography of Wisconsin: Partisanship and population density
Urban Milwaukee: Data Wonk: How Democratic are state’s smaller cities?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Tale of two toss-up elections 16 years apart: the new 50/50 Wisconsin isn’t the same as the old 50/50 Wisconsin
Urban Milwaukee: Data Wonk: Is Waukesha County becoming less red?
Milwaukee Magazine: Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into How the WOW Counties Voted
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