Wisconsin elections in 2026
10 electoral votes · 8 House seats · Midwest · 1 statewide race on the 2026 ballot
The political landscape
Wisconsin is a perennial tipping-point state, balanced between Milwaukee and Madison, the suburban WOW counties, and a rural north and west. Manufacturing, dairy and turnout wars keep its margins historically thin.
Its largest population centers include Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay. Where a state's people live, and what those places do for a living, is the starting point for how Electorate HQ simulations reason about it.
On the ballot in Wisconsin
Issues that weigh heavily in Wisconsin
Based on the state's industry mix, geography and cost of living, these issues tend to carry structural weight in Wisconsin elections:
Latest Wisconsin political headlines
Primaries set up battle for control of Wisconsin LegislatureWisconsin Democrats choose David Crowley over Francesca Hong’s progressive visionWisconsin's 2026 primary for governor hits the home stretchFinal Poll Shows Francesca Hong with 22-Point Lead in Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Primary68,000 “zombie votes” decide Wisconsin governor primaryFueled by national movement, democratic socialist shakes up Wisconsin's governor's raceWisconsin Governor Primary Election Live Results 2026Medical College of Wisconsin adding student housing for the first time in school’s historySimulate Wisconsin
In the Electorate HQ simulator, Wisconsin is one of 51 delegations that reads current reporting and decides a presidential race issue by issue. Results are AI simulations, clearly labeled, with the reasoning shown for every call. See the methodology for what that does and does not mean.