2020 Wisconsin General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Wisconsin 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

VP Joe Biden received 1,630,569 (50.3%) votes beating President Donald Trump who gained 1,610,030 (49.7%) by 20,539 in a close run in the State of Wisconsin.

President Trump won 58 counties out of the 72 counties that make up Wisconsin. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 14 counties.  

2020 WI Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

In the Primary, President Trump won 56 counties in a 2-way match up. VP Biden from the Democratic Party won 16 counties. These margins were no doubt reflected at the 2020 Presidential General Elections.

2020 WI Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is 2% increase for VP Biden and a 2% decrease for President Trump. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 1,048,919 for VP Biden and 993,204 for President Trump at the Presidential General Elections.

Popular Vote Victory Contributed by Wisconsin at the 2020 General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Milwaukee, Dane, Waukesha), it is still possible for the other candidates to catch up by winning many of the smaller counties.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Milwaukee, Dane and Waukesha, three of the larger counties in the State of Wisconsin, voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 308k vote advantage out of those county. Even though President Trump won sizable majorities at many of the smaller counties, it wasn't enough for him to catch up with VP Biden, making VP Biden gain an upper hand in the State of Wisconsin.

Related References: 2020 Wisconsin Primary Election Story, 2016 Wisconsin Primary Election Story, 2012 Wisconsin Primary Election Story, Wisconsin Early Voting Absentee Data on Nov 1st, 2020 as compared to 2000 through 2020 General Election Votes