Ashland, Wisconsin — Presidential Election Results
Ashland, Wisconsin has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,356 | 55.2% | 16.7 pts (1,318 votes) | 7,890 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 5,805 | 63.1% | 27.1 pts (2,492 votes) | 9,199 | +9.5 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,818 | 67.9% | 37.1 pts (3,184 votes) | 8,574 | +10.3 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 5,399 | 64.5% | 30.8 pts (2,579 votes) | 8,372 | -6.3 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 4,228 | 52.7% | 11.5 pts (926 votes) | 8,029 | -19.1 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 4,612 | 51.5% | 4.7 pts (421 votes) | 8,955 | -7.5 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Ashland shifted 13.0 points toward the Republican candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.