Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Milwaukee County, WI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+38.4 — 316,292 Democratic to 138,022 Republican of 464,107 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 39.3 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 Milwaukee County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 316,292 | 138,022 | 9,793 | 68.2% | 29.7% | D+38.4 |
| 2020 | 317,270 | 134,357 | 7,344 | 69.1% | 29.3% | D+39.9 |
| 2016 | 288,797 | 125,846 | 25,604 | 65.6% | 28.6% | D+37.0 |
| 2012 | 332,438 | 154,924 | 5,214 | 67.5% | 31.5% | D+36.0 |
| 2008 | 319,819 | 149,445 | 5,928 | 67.3% | 31.4% | D+35.9 |
| 2004 | 297,653 | 180,287 | 4,296 | 61.7% | 37.4% | D+24.3 |
| 2000 | 252,329 | 163,491 | 17,717 | 58.2% | 37.7% | D+20.5 |
Milwaukee County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Milwaukee County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2024 by D+38.4, with 464,107 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Milwaukee County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Milwaukee County shifted 1.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+39.9) and 2024 (D+38.4).
Is Milwaukee County more Democratic or Republican than Wisconsin overall?+
In 2024, Milwaukee County went D+38.4 while Wisconsin overall went R+0.9 — 39.3 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.