Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Portage County, WI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Portage County, Wisconsin voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.2 — 21,503 Democratic to 20,987 Republican of 43,258 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 2.1 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 Portage County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,503 | 20,987 | 768 | 49.7% | 48.5% | D+1.2 |
| 2020 | 20,428 | 19,299 | 876 | 50.3% | 47.5% | D+2.8 |
| 2016 | 18,521 | 17,306 | 2,669 | 48.1% | 45.0% | D+3.2 |
| 2012 | 22,075 | 16,615 | 647 | 56.1% | 42.2% | D+13.9 |
| 2008 | 24,817 | 13,810 | 795 | 63.0% | 35.0% | D+27.9 |
| 2004 | 21,861 | 16,546 | 554 | 56.1% | 42.5% | D+13.6 |
| 2000 | 17,942 | 13,214 | 2,604 | 53.1% | 39.1% | D+14.0 |
Portage County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Portage County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Portage County, Wisconsin in 2024 by D+1.2, with 43,258 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Portage County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Portage County shifted 1.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+2.8) and 2024 (D+1.2).
Is Portage County more Democratic or Republican than Wisconsin overall?+
In 2024, Portage County went D+1.2 while Wisconsin overall went R+0.9 — 2.1 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.