Wisconsin is a key swing state this year – and has a history of being unpredictable

Overall, statewide elections for governor, senator and Supreme Court justice have resulted in conservative and liberal victories in almost equal numbers between 2008 and 2022. Democratic support for national civil rights laws and nondiscriminatory equal housing laws in the 1960s also made the state’...

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Published inThe Conversation U.S
Main Author Kasparek, Jonathan J
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston The Conversation US, Inc 04.06.2024
Subjects
20th century
Abortion
Democracy
Election results
Farms
Governors
Immigration
Political activism
Political campaigns
Political parties
Polls & surveys
Presidential elections
Voter behavior
Voters
United States > US
Wisconsin
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Summary:Overall, statewide elections for governor, senator and Supreme Court justice have resulted in conservative and liberal victories in almost equal numbers between 2008 and 2022. Democratic support for national civil rights laws and nondiscriminatory equal housing laws in the 1960s also made the state’s African Americans reliable Democratic voters. Even some Republicans are uneasy with the fact that the three U.S. Supreme Court justices that Trump appointed were instrumental in overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022.