Frequently Asked Questions
How did Wisconsin vote in the 2024 presidential election?
Trump won Wisconsin with 49.6% of the vote to 48.7%, a margin of 0.9 points, with 76.7% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
How many of Wisconsin's members of Congress are Republican?
7 of 10 — 70%. In the U.S. House, Wisconsin has 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats; in the Senate, 1 Republican and 1 Democrat. (Source: Current members of Congress from Wisconsin, on Wikipedia.)
Where does Wisconsin rank among the 50 states?
Wisconsin ranks #13 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Wisconsin directly to other states on our Compare States page.
Which Wisconsin politicians have report cards here?
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Wisconsin. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.