Portage, Wisconsin — Presidential Election Results
Portage, 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 | 17,942 | 53.1% | 14.0 pts (4,728 votes) | 33,760 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 21,861 | 56.1% | 13.6 pts (5,315 votes) | 38,961 | -1.3 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 24,817 | 63.0% | 27.9 pts (11,007 votes) | 39,422 | +14.7 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 22,075 | 56.1% | 13.9 pts (5,460 votes) | 39,337 | -14.4 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 18,521 | 48.1% | 3.2 pts (1,215 votes) | 38,496 | -10.7 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 21,503 | 49.7% | 1.2 pts (516 votes) | 43,258 | -2.2 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Portage shifted 14.0 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.