La Crosse, Wisconsin — Presidential Election Results
La Crosse, 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 | 28,455 | 51.2% | 7.4 pts (4,128 votes) | 55,559 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 33,170 | 53.4% | 7.9 pts (4,881 votes) | 62,136 | +0.1 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 38,524 | 60.9% | 23.4 pts (14,823 votes) | 63,218 | +15.9 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 36,693 | 57.8% | 17.2 pts (10,942 votes) | 63,462 | -6.3 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 32,406 | 51.5% | 9.6 pts (6,017 votes) | 62,968 | -7.3 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 39,008 | 54.0% | 9.4 pts (6,761 votes) | 72,261 | -0.7 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in La Crosse shifted 1.7 points toward the Democratic 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.