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Wisconsin

The Old Northwest · in the Union from 1850 · 11 electoral votes · 686,363 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Wisconsin · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501852: left bloc 47.5%1856: left bloc 54.5%1860: left bloc 64.4%1864: left bloc 54.7%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Wisconsin · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Wisconsin · party controlterritory161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNatPopDem1816 · President Outside the Union1818 · President Outside the Union1820 · President Outside the Union1822 · President Outside the Union1824 · President Outside the Union1826 · President Outside the Union1828 · President Outside the Union1830 · President Outside the Union1832 · President Outside the Union1834 · President Outside the Union1836 · President Outside the Union1838 · President Outside the Union1840 · President Outside the Union1842 · President Outside the Union1844 · President Outside the Union1846 · President Outside the Union1848 · President Outside the Union1850 · President No race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 52.5% Samuel Houston · Lib — 47.5%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 45.5% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 40.5% Preston Brooks · Lib — 13.9%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 64.4% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 35.6% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.0%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 54.7% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 45.3%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorPopDem1816 · Governor Outside the Union1818 · Governor Outside the Union1820 · Governor Outside the Union1822 · Governor Outside the Union1824 · Governor Outside the Union1826 · Governor Outside the Union1828 · Governor Outside the Union1830 · Governor Outside the Union1832 · Governor Outside the Union1834 · Governor Outside the Union1836 · Governor Outside the Union1838 · Governor Outside the Union1840 · Governor Outside the Union1842 · Governor Outside the Union1844 · Governor Outside the Union1846 · Governor Outside the Union1848 · Governor Outside the Union1850 · Governor No race1852 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 51.4% National · Nat — 48.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1856 · Governor National · Nat — 53.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 35.6% Liberal · Lib — 10.5%1858 · Governor National — held — no race1860 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 79.0% National · Nat — 21.0%1862 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 61.9% National · Nat — 38.1%1866 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1PopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 1 No race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 51.9% National · Nat — 44.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 3.3%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 41.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 38.8% Liberal · Lib — 19.9%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 74.8% National · Nat — 25.2%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 64.8% National · Nat — 35.3%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2LibPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 59.8% National · Nat — 40.2%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 55.9% National · Nat — 41.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 3.1%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 76.3% National · Nat — 23.7%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 58.2% National · Nat — 41.8%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 57.9% National · Nat — 42.1%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegationPopDem1816 · House Outside the Union1818 · House Outside the Union1820 · House Outside the Union1822 · House Outside the Union1824 · House Outside the Union1826 · House Outside the Union1828 · House Outside the Union1830 · House Outside the Union1832 · House Outside the Union1834 · House Outside the Union1836 · House Outside the Union1838 · House Outside the Union1840 · House Outside the Union1842 · House Outside the Union1844 · House Outside the Union1846 · House Outside the Union1848 · House Outside the Union1850 · House Liberal — 1 seat · 100%1852 · House National — 2 seats · 50% Liberal — 2 seats · 50%1854 · House National — 2 seats · 50% Liberal — 2 seats · 50%1856 · House National — 2 seats · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 25% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 25%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 100%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 100%1862 · House Popular Democratic — 3 seats · 75% National — 1 seat · 25%1864 · House Popular Democratic — 7 seats · 78% National — 2 seats · 22%1866 · House Popular Democratic — 6 seats · 67% National — 3 seats · 33%1868 · House No raceState legislaturePopDem1816 · Legislature Outside the Union1818 · Legislature Outside the Union1820 · Legislature Outside the Union1822 · Legislature Outside the Union1824 · Legislature Outside the Union1826 · Legislature Outside the Union1828 · Legislature Outside the Union1830 · Legislature Outside the Union1832 · Legislature Outside the Union1834 · Legislature Outside the Union1836 · Legislature Outside the Union1838 · Legislature Outside the Union1840 · Legislature Outside the Union1842 · Legislature Outside the Union1844 · Legislature Outside the Union1846 · Legislature Outside the Union1848 · Legislature Outside the Union1850 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 11 seats · 44% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1856 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 10 seats · 40% Liberal — 5 seats · 20%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 19 seats · 76% National — 6 seats · 24%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 19 seats · 76% National — 6 seats · 24%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.