Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Dane County, WI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Dane County, Wisconsin voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+51.5 — 273,995 Democratic to 85,454 Republican of 365,929 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 52.4 points more Democratic than Wisconsin overall (R+0.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Dane County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273,995 | 85,454 | 6,480 | 74.9% | 23.4% | D+51.5 |
| 2020 | 260,185 | 78,800 | 5,806 | 75.5% | 22.9% | D+52.6 |
| 2016 | 217,526 | 71,279 | 21,212 | 70.2% | 23.0% | D+47.2 |
| 2012 | 216,071 | 83,644 | 4,466 | 71.0% | 27.5% | D+43.5 |
| 2008 | 205,984 | 73,065 | 3,890 | 72.8% | 25.8% | D+47.0 |
| 2004 | 181,052 | 90,369 | 2,828 | 66.0% | 33.0% | D+33.1 |
| 2000 | 142,317 | 75,790 | 14,632 | 61.1% | 32.6% | D+28.6 |
Dane County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Dane County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Dane County, Wisconsin in 2024 by D+51.5, with 365,929 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Dane County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Dane County shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+52.6) and 2024 (D+51.5).
Is Dane County more Democratic or Republican than Wisconsin overall?+
In 2024, Dane County went D+51.5 while Wisconsin overall went R+0.9 — 52.4 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.