| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | D Cand. | R Cand. | State Margin | Nat. Margin | Rel. Margin | Total votes | Source | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 65,884(44.1%) | 83,458(55.9%) | (44.1%, 55.9%, 0.0%) | George B. McClellan | Abraham Lincoln | R+11.8 | R+10.1 | R+1.7 | 149,342 | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1868 | 84,703(43.8%)(Δ 18,819) | 108,900(56.2%)(Δ 25,442) | (43.8%, 56.2%, 0.0%) | Horatio Seymour | Ulysses S. Grant | R+12.5(Δ R+0.7) | R+5.3(Δ D+4.8) | R+7.2(Δ R+5.5) | 193,603(Δ 44,261) | Wikipedia | 8 |
| 1872 | 86,477(45.0%)(Δ 1,774) | 104,994(54.6%)(Δ -3,906) | (45.0%, 54.6%, 0.4%) | Horace Greeley | Ulysses S. Grant | R+9.6(Δ D+2.9) | R+11.8(Δ R+6.5) | D+2.2(Δ D+9.3) | 192,305(Δ -1,298) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 1876 | 123,926(48.5%)(Δ 37,449) | 130,067(50.9%)(Δ 25,073) | (48.2%, 50.6%, 0.6%) | Samuel J. Tilden | Rutherford B. Hayes | R+2.4(Δ D+7.2) | D+3.0(Δ D+14.8) | R+5.4(Δ R+7.6) | 257,177(Δ 64,872) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 1880 | 114,649(42.9%)(Δ -9,277) | 144,400(54.1%)(Δ 14,333) | (42.9%, 54.0%, 3.0%) | Winfield Scott Hancock | James A. Garfield | R+11.1(Δ R+8.7) | R+0.1(Δ R+3.1) | R+11.0(Δ R+5.6) | 267,195(Δ 10,018) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 1884 | 146,453(46.5%)(Δ 31,804) | 161,135(51.1%)(Δ 16,735) | (45.8%, 50.4%, 2.4%) | Grover Cleveland | James G. Blaine | R+4.6(Δ D+6.5) | D+0.6(Δ D+0.7) | R+5.2(Δ D+5.9) | 319,835(Δ 52,640) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1888 | 155,232(44.9%)(Δ 8,779) | 176,553(51.0%)(Δ 15,418) | (43.8%, 49.8%, 4.0%) | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | R+6.0(Δ R+1.4) | D+0.8(Δ D+0.3) | R+6.8(Δ R+1.7) | 354,614(Δ 34,779) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1892 | 177,325(49.0%)(Δ 22,093) | 171,101(47.3%)(Δ -5,452) | (47.7%, 46.0%, 3.5%) | Grover Cleveland | Benjamin Harrison | D+1.7(Δ D+7.7) | D+3.0(Δ D+2.2) | R+1.3(Δ D+5.5) | 371,581(Δ 16,967) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1896 | 165,523(37.5%)(Δ -11,802) | 268,135(60.8%)(Δ 97,034) | (37.0%, 59.9%, 1.7%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | R+22.9(Δ R+24.6) | R+4.3(Δ R+7.3) | R+18.6(Δ R+17.3) | 447,409(Δ 75,828) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1900 | 159,163(36.6%)(Δ -6,360) | 265,760(61.1%)(Δ -2,375) | (36.0%, 60.1%, 2.3%) | William Jennings Bryan | William McKinley | R+24.1(Δ R+1.2) | R+6.1(Δ R+1.8) | R+18.0(Δ D+0.7) | 442,501(Δ -4,908) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1904 | 124,205(28.7%)(Δ -34,958) | 280,315(64.8%)(Δ 14,555) | (28.0%, 63.2%, 6.4%) | Alton B. Parker | Theodore Roosevelt | R+35.2(Δ R+11.1) | R+18.8(Δ R+12.7) | R+16.4(Δ D+1.6) | 443,441(Δ 940) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1908 | 166,662(37.7%)(Δ 42,457) | 247,747(56.0%)(Δ -32,568) | (36.7%, 54.5%, 6.2%) | William Jennings Bryan | William Howard Taft | R+17.8(Δ D+17.4) | R+8.5(Δ D+10.3) | R+9.3(Δ D+7.1) | 454,441(Δ 11,000) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1912 | 164,230(46.0%)(Δ -2,432) | 62,448(17.5%)(Δ -185,299) | (41.1%, 15.6%, 32.7%) | Woodrow Wilson | Theodore Roosevelt | D+25.4(Δ D+43.3) | D+14.4(Δ D+23.0) | D+11.0(Δ D+20.3) | 399,966(Δ -54,475) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1916 | 191,363(43.5%)(Δ 27,133) | 220,822(50.2%)(Δ 158,374) | (42.8%, 49.4%, 6.2%) | Woodrow Wilson | Charles Evans Hughes | R+6.6(Δ R+32.0) | D+3.1(Δ R+11.3) | R+9.7(Δ R+20.7) | 447,134(Δ 47,168) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1920 | 113,422(16.4%)(Δ -77,941) | 498,576(72.0%)(Δ 277,754) | (16.2%, 71.1%, 11.5%) | James M. Cox | Warren G. Harding | R+54.9(Δ R+48.3) | R+26.2(Δ R+29.3) | R+28.8(Δ R+19.0) | 701,280(Δ 254,146) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1924 | 68,115(8.2%)(Δ -45,307) | 311,614(37.4%)(Δ -186,962) | (8.1%, 37.1%, 54.0%) | John W. Davis | Calvin Coolidge | T+16.9(Δ D+26.0) | R+25.2(Δ D+1.0) | R+3.7(Δ D+25.0) | 840,826(Δ 139,546) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1928 | 450,259(44.5%)(Δ 382,144) | 544,205(53.7%)(Δ 232,591) | (44.3%, 53.5%, 1.8%) | Al Smith | Herbert Hoover | R+9.2(Δ D+19.7) | R+17.4(Δ D+7.8) | D+8.2(Δ D+11.9) | 1,016,831(Δ 176,005) | Wikipedia | 13 |
| 1932 | 707,410(63.8%)(Δ 257,151) | 347,741(31.4%)(Δ -196,464) | (63.5%, 31.2%, 4.8%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Herbert Hoover | D+32.3(Δ D+41.5) | D+17.8(Δ D+35.2) | D+14.5(Δ D+6.3) | 1,114,808(Δ 97,977) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1936 | 802,984(64.5%)(Δ 95,574) | 380,828(30.6%)(Δ 33,087) | (63.8%, 30.3%, 4.8%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alf Landon | D+33.5(Δ D+1.3) | D+24.3(Δ D+6.5) | D+9.3(Δ R+5.2) | 1,258,560(Δ 143,752) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1940 | 704,821(50.4%)(Δ -98,163) | 679,206(48.5%)(Δ 298,378) | (50.1%, 48.3%, 1.1%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell Willkie | D+1.8(Δ R+31.7) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.3) | R+8.1(Δ R+17.4) | 1,405,522(Δ 146,962) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1944 | 650,413(48.6%)(Δ -54,408) | 674,532(50.4%)(Δ -4,674) | (48.6%, 50.4%, 1.0%) | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Thomas E. Dewey | R+1.8(Δ R+3.6) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | R+9.3(Δ R+1.2) | 1,339,152(Δ -66,370) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1948 | 647,310(51.2%)(Δ -3,103) | 590,959(46.8%)(Δ -83,573) | (50.7%, 46.3%, 2.0%) | Harry S. Truman | Thomas E. Dewey | D+4.4(Δ D+6.2) | D+4.5(Δ R+3.0) | R+0.1(Δ D+9.2) | 1,276,800(Δ -62,352) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1952 | 622,175(38.8%)(Δ -25,135) | 979,744(61.1%)(Δ 388,785) | (38.7%, 61.0%, 0.1%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+22.2(Δ R+26.7) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.3) | R+11.4(Δ R+11.3) | 1,607,370(Δ 330,570) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1956 | 586,768(37.9%)(Δ -35,407) | 954,844(61.7%)(Δ -24,900) | (37.8%, 61.6%, 0.4%) | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R+23.7(Δ R+1.5) | R+15.4(Δ R+4.5) | R+8.3(Δ D+3.1) | 1,550,558(Δ -56,812) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1960 | 830,805(48.1%)(Δ 244,037) | 895,175(51.8%)(Δ -59,669) | (48.0%, 51.8%, 0.1%) | John F. Kennedy | Richard Nixon | R+3.7(Δ D+20.0) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.6) | R+3.9(Δ D+4.5) | 1,729,082(Δ 178,524) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1964 | 1,050,424(62.2%)(Δ 219,619) | 638,495(37.8%)(Δ -256,680) | (62.1%, 37.7%, 0.0%) | Lyndon B. Johnson | Barry Goldwater | D+24.3(Δ D+28.1) | D+22.6(Δ D+22.4) | D+1.8(Δ D+5.7) | 1,691,815(Δ -37,267) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1968 | 748,804(44.4%)(Δ -301,620) | 809,997(48.0%)(Δ 171,502) | (44.3%, 47.9%, 7.6%) | Hubert Humphrey | Richard Nixon | R+3.6(Δ R+28.0) | R+0.7(Δ R+23.3) | R+2.9(Δ R+4.7) | 1,691,538(Δ -277) | Wikipedia | 12 |
| 1972 | 810,174(43.9%)(Δ 61,370) | 989,430(53.6%)(Δ 179,433) | (43.7%, 53.4%, 2.6%) | George McGovern | Richard Nixon | R+9.7(Δ R+6.1) | R+23.1(Δ R+22.4) | D+13.5(Δ D+16.4) | 1,852,890(Δ 161,352) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1976 | 1,040,232(50.0%)(Δ 230,058) | 1,004,987(48.3%)(Δ 15,557) | (49.5%, 47.8%, 1.7%) | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | D+1.7(Δ D+11.4) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.2) | R+0.4(Δ R+13.9) | 2,101,336(Δ 248,446) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1980 | 981,584(44.0%)(Δ -58,648) | 1,088,845(48.8%)(Δ 83,858) | (43.2%, 47.9%, 7.1%) | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | R+4.7(Δ R+6.4) | R+9.7(Δ R+11.8) | D+5.0(Δ D+5.4) | 2,273,221(Δ 171,885) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1984 | 995,847(45.3%)(Δ 14,263) | 1,198,800(54.5%)(Δ 109,955) | (45.0%, 54.2%, 0.2%) | Walter Mondale | Ronald Reagan | R+9.2(Δ R+4.5) | R+18.2(Δ R+8.5) | D+9.0(Δ D+4.0) | 2,212,016(Δ -61,205) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1988 | 1,126,794(51.7%)(Δ 130,947) | 1,047,499(48.1%)(Δ -151,301) | (51.4%, 47.8%, 0.2%) | Michael Dukakis | George H.W. Bush | D+3.6(Δ D+12.8) | R+7.7(Δ D+10.5) | D+11.3(Δ D+2.3) | 2,191,608(Δ -20,408) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1992 | 1,041,066(41.4%)(Δ -85,728) | 930,855(37.0%)(Δ -116,644) | (41.1%, 36.8%, 21.5%) | Bill Clinton | George H.W. Bush | D+4.4(Δ D+0.7) | D+5.6(Δ D+13.3) | R+1.2(Δ R+12.5) | 2,531,114(Δ 339,506) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 1996 | 1,071,971(50.0%)(Δ 30,905) | 845,029(39.4%)(Δ -85,826) | (48.8%, 38.5%, 10.4%) | Bill Clinton | Bob Dole | D+10.3(Δ D+6.0) | D+8.5(Δ D+3.0) | D+1.8(Δ D+3.0) | 2,196,169(Δ -334,945) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2000 | 1,242,987(48.3%)(Δ 171,016) | 1,237,279(48.1%)(Δ 392,250) | (47.8%, 47.6%, 3.6%) | Al Gore | George W. Bush | D+0.2(Δ R+10.1) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.0) | R+0.3(Δ R+2.1) | 2,598,607(Δ 402,438) | Wikipedia | 11 |
| 2004 | 1,489,504(49.9%)(Δ 246,517) | 1,478,120(49.5%)(Δ 240,841) | (49.7%, 49.3%, 0.5%) | John Kerry | George W. Bush | D+0.4(Δ D+0.2) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+2.8(Δ D+3.1) | 2,997,007(Δ 398,400) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 2008 | 1,677,211(56.7%)(Δ 187,707) | 1,262,393(42.7%)(Δ -215,727) | (56.2%, 42.3%, 0.6%) | Barack Obama | John McCain | D+13.9(Δ D+13.5) | D+7.3(Δ D+9.7) | D+6.6(Δ D+3.8) | 2,983,417(Δ -13,590) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 2012 | 1,620,985(53.2%)(Δ -56,226) | 1,407,966(46.2%)(Δ 145,573) | (52.8%, 45.9%, 0.7%) | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | D+6.9(Δ R+7.0) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+3.1(Δ R+3.5) | 3,068,434(Δ 85,017) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 2016 | 1,382,536(47.8%)(Δ -238,449) | 1,405,284(48.6%)(Δ -2,682) | (46.5%, 47.2%, 3.6%) | Hillary Clinton | Donald Trump | R+0.8(Δ R+7.7) | D+2.1(Δ R+1.8) | R+2.9(Δ R+5.9) | 2,976,150(Δ -92,284) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 2020 | 1,630,866(49.7%)(Δ 248,330) | 1,610,184(49.1%)(Δ 204,900) | (49.4%, 48.8%, 1.2%) | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | D+0.6(Δ D+1.4) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.4) | R+3.8(Δ R+1.0) | 3,298,041(Δ 321,891) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| 2024 | 1,668,229(49.3%)(Δ 37,363) | 1,697,626(50.2%)(Δ 87,442) | (48.7%, 49.6%, 0.5%) | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump | R+0.9(Δ R+1.5) | R+1.5(Δ R+5.9) | D+0.6(Δ D+4.4) | 3,422,918(Δ 124,877) | Wikipedia | 10 |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Other votes | Top 3rd-Party Candidate | Top 3rd-Party Share | Total 3rd-Party Votes | State 3rd-Party Share | 3rd-Party Nat. Share | 3rd-Party Rel. Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 65,884(44.1%) | 83,458(55.9%) | (44.1%, 55.9%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02% |
| 1868 | 84,703(43.8%)(Δ 18,819) | 108,900(56.2%)(Δ 25,442) | (43.8%, 56.2%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 86,477(45.0%)(Δ 1,774) | 104,994(54.6%)(Δ -3,906) | (45.0%, 54.6%, 0.4%) | 834(0.4%) | Charles O'Conor | 0.43% | 834 | 0.43% | 0.63% | -0.20% |
| 1876 | 123,926(48.5%)(Δ 37,449) | 130,067(50.9%)(Δ 25,073) | (48.2%, 50.6%, 0.6%) | 1,509(0.6%) | Peter Cooper | 0.59% | 3,184 | 1.24% | 1.16% | 0.08% |
| 1880 | 114,649(42.9%)(Δ -9,277) | 144,400(54.1%)(Δ 14,333) | (42.9%, 54.0%, 3.0%) | 7,986(3.0%) | James Weaver | 2.99% | 8,146 | 3.05% | 3.47% | -0.42% |
| 1884 | 146,453(46.5%)(Δ 31,804) | 161,135(51.1%)(Δ 16,735) | (45.8%, 50.4%, 2.4%) | 7,649(2.4%) | John St. John | 2.39% | 12,247 | 3.83% | 2.87% | 0.96% |
| 1888 | 155,232(44.9%)(Δ 8,779) | 176,553(51.0%)(Δ 15,418) | (43.8%, 49.8%, 4.0%) | 14,277(4.1%) | Clinton Fisk | 4.03% | 22,829 | 6.44% | 3.57% | 2.86% |
| 1892 | 177,325(49.0%)(Δ 22,093) | 171,101(47.3%)(Δ -5,452) | (47.7%, 46.0%, 3.5%) | 13,136(3.6%) | John Bidwell | 3.54% | 23,155 | 6.23% | 10.97% | -4.73% |
| 1896 | 165,523(37.5%)(Δ -11,802) | 268,135(60.8%)(Δ 97,034) | (37.0%, 59.9%, 1.7%) | 7,507(1.7%) | Joshua Levering | 1.68% | 13,751 | 3.07% | 2.27% | 0.81% |
| 1900 | 159,163(36.6%)(Δ -6,360) | 265,760(61.1%)(Δ -2,375) | (36.0%, 60.1%, 2.3%) | 10,027(2.3%) | John Woolley | 2.27% | 17,578 | 3.97% | 2.84% | 1.13% |
| 1904 | 124,205(28.7%)(Δ -34,958) | 280,315(64.8%)(Δ 14,555) | (28.0%, 63.2%, 6.4%) | 28,240(6.5%) | Eugene V. Debs | 6.37% | 38,921 | 8.78% | 5.99% | 2.78% |
| 1908 | 166,662(37.7%)(Δ 42,457) | 247,747(56.0%)(Δ -32,568) | (36.7%, 54.5%, 6.2%) | 28,147(6.4%) | Eugene V. Debs | 6.19% | 40,032 | 8.81% | 5.39% | 3.42% |
| 1912 | 164,230(46.0%)(Δ -2,432) | 62,448(17.5%)(Δ -185,299) | (41.1%, 15.6%, 32.7%) | 130,596(36.6%) | William H. Taft | 32.65% | 173,288 | 43.33% | 30.74% | 12.58% |
| 1916 | 191,363(43.5%)(Δ 27,133) | 220,822(50.2%)(Δ 158,374) | (42.8%, 49.4%, 6.2%) | 27,631(6.3%) | Allan Benson | 6.18% | 34,949 | 7.82% | 4.64% | 3.17% |
| 1920 | 113,422(16.4%)(Δ -77,941) | 498,576(72.0%)(Δ 277,754) | (16.2%, 71.1%, 11.5%) | 80,635(11.6%) | Eugene Debs | 11.50% | 89,282 | 12.73% | 5.53% | 7.20% |
| 1924 | 68,115(8.2%)(Δ -45,307) | 311,614(37.4%)(Δ -186,962) | (8.1%, 37.1%, 54.0%) | 453,678(54.4%) | Robert La Follette | 53.96% | 461,097 | 54.84% | 17.14% | 37.70% |
| 1928 | 450,259(44.5%)(Δ 382,144) | 544,205(53.7%)(Δ 232,591) | (44.3%, 53.5%, 1.8%) | 18,213(1.8%) | Norman Thomas | 1.79% | 22,367 | 2.20% | 0.99% | 1.21% |
| 1932 | 707,410(63.8%)(Δ 257,151) | 347,741(31.4%)(Δ -196,464) | (63.5%, 31.2%, 4.8%) | 53,379(4.8%) | Thomas/Maurer | 4.79% | 59,657 | 5.35% | 2.94% | 2.41% |
| 1936 | 802,984(64.5%)(Δ 95,574) | 380,828(30.6%)(Δ 33,087) | (63.8%, 30.3%, 4.8%) | 60,297(4.8%) | William Lemke | 4.79% | 74,748 | 5.94% | 2.66% | 3.28% |
| 1940 | 704,821(50.4%)(Δ -98,163) | 679,206(48.5%)(Δ 298,378) | (50.1%, 48.3%, 1.1%) | 15,071(1.1%) | Norman Thomas | 1.07% | 21,495 | 1.53% | 0.48% | 1.05% |
| 1944 | 650,413(48.6%)(Δ -54,408) | 674,532(50.4%)(Δ -4,674) | (48.6%, 50.4%, 1.0%) | 13,205(1.0%) | Norman Thomas | 0.99% | 14,207 | 1.06% | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| 1948 | 647,310(51.2%)(Δ -3,103) | 590,959(46.8%)(Δ -83,573) | (50.7%, 46.3%, 2.0%) | 25,282(2.0%) | Henry Wallace | 1.98% | 38,531 | 3.02% | 5.38% | -2.36% |
| 1952 | 622,175(38.8%)(Δ -25,135) | 979,744(61.1%)(Δ 388,785) | (38.7%, 61.0%, 0.1%) | 2,174(0.1%) | Vincent Hallinan | 0.14% | 5,451 | 0.34% | 0.49% | -0.15% |
| 1956 | 586,768(37.9%)(Δ -35,407) | 954,844(61.7%)(Δ -24,900) | (37.8%, 61.6%, 0.4%) | 6,918(0.4%) | Unpledged Electors | 0.45% | 8,946 | 0.58% | 0.67% | -0.09% |
| 1960 | 830,805(48.1%)(Δ 244,037) | 895,175(51.8%)(Δ -59,669) | (48.0%, 51.8%, 0.1%) | 1,310(0.1%) | Eric Hass | 0.08% | 3,102 | 0.18% | 0.73% | -0.55% |
| 1964 | 1,050,424(62.2%)(Δ 219,619) | 638,495(37.8%)(Δ -256,680) | (62.1%, 37.7%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 2,896 | 0.17% | 0.48% | -0.31% |
| 1968 | 748,804(44.4%)(Δ -301,620) | 809,997(48.0%)(Δ 171,502) | (44.3%, 47.9%, 7.6%) | 127,835(7.6%) | George Wallace | 7.56% | 132,737 | 7.85% | 13.86% | -6.01% |
| 1972 | 810,174(43.9%)(Δ 61,370) | 989,430(53.6%)(Δ 179,433) | (43.7%, 53.4%, 2.6%) | 47,525(2.6%) | John Schmitz | 2.56% | 53,286 | 2.88% | 1.80% | 1.07% |
| 1976 | 1,040,232(50.0%)(Δ 230,058) | 1,004,987(48.3%)(Δ 15,557) | (49.5%, 47.8%, 1.7%) | 34,943(1.7%) | Eugene McCarthy | 1.66% | 56,117 | 2.67% | 1.90% | 0.77% |
| 1980 | 981,584(44.0%)(Δ -58,648) | 1,088,845(48.8%)(Δ 83,858) | (43.2%, 47.9%, 7.1%) | 160,657(7.2%) | John Anderson | 7.07% | 202,792 | 8.92% | 8.24% | 0.68% |
| 1984 | 995,847(45.3%)(Δ 14,263) | 1,198,800(54.5%)(Δ 109,955) | (45.0%, 54.2%, 0.2%) | 4,884(0.2%) | David Bergland | 0.22% | 17,369 | 0.79% | 0.67% | 0.12% |
| 1988 | 1,126,794(51.7%)(Δ 130,947) | 1,047,499(48.1%)(Δ -151,301) | (51.4%, 47.8%, 0.2%) | 5,157(0.2%) | Ron Paul | 0.24% | 17,315 | 0.79% | 0.98% | -0.19% |
| 1992 | 1,041,066(41.4%)(Δ -85,728) | 930,855(37.0%)(Δ -116,644) | (41.1%, 36.8%, 21.5%) | 544,479(21.6%) | Ross Perot | 21.51% | 559,193 | 22.09% | 19.55% | 2.55% |
| 1996 | 1,071,971(50.0%)(Δ 30,905) | 845,029(39.4%)(Δ -85,826) | (48.8%, 38.5%, 10.4%) | 227,339(10.6%) | Ross Perot | 10.35% | 279,169 | 12.71% | 10.05% | 2.66% |
| 2000 | 1,242,987(48.3%)(Δ 171,016) | 1,237,279(48.1%)(Δ 392,250) | (47.8%, 47.6%, 3.6%) | 94,070(3.7%) | Ralph Nader | 3.62% | 118,341 | 4.55% | 3.75% | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 1,489,504(49.9%)(Δ 246,517) | 1,478,120(49.5%)(Δ 240,841) | (49.7%, 49.3%, 0.5%) | 16,390(0.5%) | Ralph Nader | 0.55% | 29,383 | 0.98% | 1.00% | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 1,677,211(56.7%)(Δ 187,707) | 1,262,393(42.7%)(Δ -215,727) | (56.2%, 42.3%, 0.6%) | 17,605(0.6%) | Ralph Nader | 0.59% | 43,813 | 1.47% | 1.42% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 1,620,985(53.2%)(Δ -56,226) | 1,407,966(46.2%)(Δ 145,573) | (52.8%, 45.9%, 0.7%) | 20,439(0.7%) | Johnson/Gray | 0.67% | 39,483 | 1.29% | 1.73% | -0.45% |
| 2016 | 1,382,536(47.8%)(Δ -238,449) | 1,405,284(48.6%)(Δ -2,682) | (46.5%, 47.2%, 3.6%) | 106,674(3.7%) | Johnson/Weld | 3.58% | 188,330 | 6.33% | 5.73% | 0.60% |
| 2020 | 1,630,866(49.7%)(Δ 248,330) | 1,610,184(49.1%)(Δ 204,900) | (49.4%, 48.8%, 1.2%) | 38,491(1.2%) | Jorgensen/Cohen | 1.17% | 56,991 | 1.73% | 1.84% | -0.12% |
| 2024 | 1,668,229(49.3%)(Δ 37,363) | 1,697,626(50.2%)(Δ 87,442) | (48.7%, 49.6%, 0.5%) | 17,740(0.5%) | Kennedy/Shanahan | 0.52% | 57,063 | 1.67% | 1.88% | -0.21% |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | 2-Party Margin | 2-Party Nat. Margin | 2-Party Rel. Margin | EVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 65,884(44.1%) | 83,458(55.9%) | (44.1%, 55.9%, 0.0%) | R+11.8 | R+10.1 | R+1.7 | 8 |
| 1868 | 84,703(43.8%)(Δ 18,819) | 108,900(56.2%)(Δ 25,442) | (43.8%, 56.2%, 0.0%) | R+12.5(Δ R+0.7) | R+5.3(Δ D+4.8) | R+7.2(Δ R+5.5) | 8 |
| 1872 | 86,477(45.2%)(Δ 1,774) | 104,994(54.8%)(Δ -3,906) | (45.0%, 54.6%, 0.4%) | R+9.7(Δ D+2.8) | R+11.9(Δ R+6.5) | D+2.2(Δ D+9.4) | 10 |
| 1876 | 123,926(48.8%)(Δ 37,449) | 130,067(51.2%)(Δ 25,073) | (48.2%, 50.6%, 0.6%) | R+2.4(Δ D+7.3) | D+3.0(Δ D+14.9) | R+5.5(Δ R+7.7) | 10 |
| 1880 | 114,649(44.3%)(Δ -9,277) | 144,400(55.7%)(Δ 14,333) | (42.9%, 54.0%, 3.0%) | R+11.5(Δ R+9.1) | R+0.1(Δ R+3.1) | R+11.4(Δ R+5.9) | 10 |
| 1884 | 146,453(47.6%)(Δ 31,804) | 161,135(52.4%)(Δ 16,735) | (45.8%, 50.4%, 2.4%) | R+4.8(Δ D+6.7) | D+0.6(Δ D+0.7) | R+5.4(Δ D+6.0) | 11 |
| 1888 | 155,232(46.8%)(Δ 8,779) | 176,553(53.2%)(Δ 15,418) | (43.8%, 49.8%, 4.0%) | R+6.4(Δ R+1.7) | D+0.9(Δ D+0.3) | R+7.3(Δ R+1.9) | 11 |
| 1892 | 177,325(50.9%)(Δ 22,093) | 171,101(49.1%)(Δ -5,452) | (47.7%, 46.0%, 3.5%) | D+1.8(Δ D+8.2) | D+3.4(Δ D+2.5) | R+1.6(Δ D+5.7) | 12 |
| 1896 | 165,523(38.2%)(Δ -11,802) | 268,135(61.8%)(Δ 97,034) | (37.0%, 59.9%, 1.7%) | R+23.7(Δ R+25.4) | R+4.4(Δ R+7.8) | R+19.2(Δ R+17.7) | 12 |
| 1900 | 159,163(37.5%)(Δ -6,360) | 265,760(62.5%)(Δ -2,375) | (36.0%, 60.1%, 2.3%) | R+25.1(Δ R+1.4) | R+6.3(Δ R+1.9) | R+18.8(Δ D+0.5) | 12 |
| 1904 | 124,205(30.7%)(Δ -34,958) | 280,315(69.3%)(Δ 14,555) | (28.0%, 63.2%, 6.4%) | R+38.6(Δ R+13.5) | R+20.0(Δ R+13.7) | R+18.6(Δ D+0.2) | 13 |
| 1908 | 166,662(40.2%)(Δ 42,457) | 247,747(59.8%)(Δ -32,568) | (36.7%, 54.5%, 6.2%) | R+19.6(Δ D+19.0) | R+9.0(Δ D+11.0) | R+10.6(Δ D+8.0) | 13 |
| 1912 | 164,230(72.5%)(Δ -2,432) | 62,448(27.5%)(Δ -185,299) | (41.1%, 15.6%, 32.7%) | D+44.9(Δ D+64.5) | D+20.9(Δ D+29.9) | D+24.0(Δ D+34.6) | 13 |
| 1916 | 191,363(46.4%)(Δ 27,133) | 220,822(53.6%)(Δ 158,374) | (42.8%, 49.4%, 6.2%) | R+7.1(Δ R+52.0) | D+3.3(Δ R+17.6) | R+10.4(Δ R+34.5) | 13 |
| 1920 | 113,422(18.5%)(Δ -77,941) | 498,576(81.5%)(Δ 277,754) | (16.2%, 71.1%, 11.5%) | R+62.9(Δ R+55.8) | R+27.7(Δ R+31.0) | R+35.2(Δ R+24.8) | 13 |
| 1924 | 68,115(17.9%)(Δ -45,307) | 311,614(82.1%)(Δ -186,962) | (8.1%, 37.1%, 54.0%) | R+64.1(Δ R+1.2) | R+30.4(Δ R+2.7) | R+33.7(Δ D+1.5) | 13 |
| 1928 | 450,259(45.3%)(Δ 382,144) | 544,205(54.7%)(Δ 232,591) | (44.3%, 53.5%, 1.8%) | R+9.4(Δ D+54.7) | R+17.6(Δ D+12.8) | D+8.1(Δ D+41.8) | 13 |
| 1932 | 707,410(67.0%)(Δ 257,151) | 347,741(33.0%)(Δ -196,464) | (63.5%, 31.2%, 4.8%) | D+34.1(Δ D+43.5) | D+18.3(Δ D+35.9) | D+15.8(Δ D+7.6) | 12 |
| 1936 | 802,984(67.8%)(Δ 95,574) | 380,828(32.2%)(Δ 33,087) | (63.8%, 30.3%, 4.8%) | D+35.7(Δ D+1.6) | D+24.9(Δ D+6.6) | D+10.7(Δ R+5.0) | 12 |
| 1940 | 704,821(50.9%)(Δ -98,163) | 679,206(49.1%)(Δ 298,378) | (50.1%, 48.3%, 1.1%) | D+1.9(Δ R+33.8) | D+10.0(Δ R+14.9) | R+8.1(Δ R+18.9) | 12 |
| 1944 | 650,413(49.1%)(Δ -54,408) | 674,532(50.9%)(Δ -4,674) | (48.6%, 50.4%, 1.0%) | R+1.8(Δ R+3.7) | D+7.5(Δ R+2.5) | R+9.4(Δ R+1.2) | 12 |
| 1948 | 647,310(52.3%)(Δ -3,103) | 590,959(47.7%)(Δ -83,573) | (50.7%, 46.3%, 2.0%) | D+4.6(Δ D+6.4) | D+4.7(Δ R+2.8) | R+0.2(Δ D+9.2) | 12 |
| 1952 | 622,175(38.8%)(Δ -25,135) | 979,744(61.2%)(Δ 388,785) | (38.7%, 61.0%, 0.1%) | R+22.3(Δ R+26.9) | R+10.9(Δ R+15.6) | R+11.4(Δ R+11.2) | 12 |
| 1956 | 586,768(38.1%)(Δ -35,407) | 954,844(61.9%)(Δ -24,900) | (37.8%, 61.6%, 0.4%) | R+23.9(Δ R+1.6) | R+15.5(Δ R+4.6) | R+8.4(Δ D+3.0) | 12 |
| 1960 | 830,805(48.1%)(Δ 244,037) | 895,175(51.9%)(Δ -59,669) | (48.0%, 51.8%, 0.1%) | R+3.7(Δ D+20.1) | D+0.2(Δ D+15.7) | R+3.9(Δ D+4.5) | 12 |
| 1964 | 1,050,424(62.2%)(Δ 219,619) | 638,495(37.8%)(Δ -256,680) | (62.1%, 37.7%, 0.0%) | D+24.4(Δ D+28.1) | D+22.7(Δ D+22.5) | D+1.7(Δ D+5.6) | 12 |
| 1968 | 748,804(48.0%)(Δ -301,620) | 809,997(52.0%)(Δ 171,502) | (44.3%, 47.9%, 7.6%) | R+3.9(Δ R+28.3) | R+0.8(Δ R+23.5) | R+3.1(Δ R+4.8) | 12 |
| 1972 | 810,174(45.0%)(Δ 61,370) | 989,430(55.0%)(Δ 179,433) | (43.7%, 53.4%, 2.6%) | R+10.0(Δ R+6.0) | R+23.6(Δ R+22.8) | D+13.6(Δ D+16.7) | 11 |
| 1976 | 1,040,232(50.9%)(Δ 230,058) | 1,004,987(49.1%)(Δ 15,557) | (49.5%, 47.8%, 1.7%) | D+1.7(Δ D+11.7) | D+2.1(Δ D+25.7) | R+0.4(Δ R+14.0) | 11 |
| 1980 | 981,584(47.4%)(Δ -58,648) | 1,088,845(52.6%)(Δ 83,858) | (43.2%, 47.9%, 7.1%) | R+5.2(Δ R+6.9) | R+10.6(Δ R+12.7) | D+5.4(Δ D+5.8) | 11 |
| 1984 | 995,847(45.4%)(Δ 14,263) | 1,198,800(54.6%)(Δ 109,955) | (45.0%, 54.2%, 0.2%) | R+9.2(Δ R+4.1) | R+18.3(Δ R+7.7) | D+9.1(Δ D+3.7) | 11 |
| 1988 | 1,126,794(51.8%)(Δ 130,947) | 1,047,499(48.2%)(Δ -151,301) | (51.4%, 47.8%, 0.2%) | D+3.6(Δ D+12.9) | R+7.8(Δ D+10.5) | D+11.5(Δ D+2.4) | 11 |
| 1992 | 1,041,066(52.8%)(Δ -85,728) | 930,855(47.2%)(Δ -116,644) | (41.1%, 36.8%, 21.5%) | D+5.6(Δ D+1.9) | D+6.9(Δ D+14.7) | R+1.3(Δ R+12.8) | 11 |
| 1996 | 1,071,971(55.9%)(Δ 30,905) | 845,029(44.1%)(Δ -85,826) | (48.8%, 38.5%, 10.4%) | D+11.8(Δ D+6.2) | D+9.5(Δ D+2.6) | D+2.4(Δ D+3.7) | 11 |
| 2000 | 1,242,987(50.1%)(Δ 171,016) | 1,237,279(49.9%)(Δ 392,250) | (47.8%, 47.6%, 3.6%) | D+0.2(Δ R+11.6) | D+0.5(Δ R+8.9) | R+0.3(Δ R+2.7) | 11 |
| 2004 | 1,489,504(50.2%)(Δ 246,517) | 1,478,120(49.8%)(Δ 240,841) | (49.7%, 49.3%, 0.5%) | D+0.4(Δ D+0.2) | R+2.5(Δ R+3.0) | D+2.9(Δ D+3.2) | 10 |
| 2008 | 1,677,211(57.1%)(Δ 187,707) | 1,262,393(42.9%)(Δ -215,727) | (56.2%, 42.3%, 0.6%) | D+14.1(Δ D+13.7) | D+7.4(Δ D+9.9) | D+6.7(Δ D+3.9) | 10 |
| 2012 | 1,620,985(53.5%)(Δ -56,226) | 1,407,966(46.5%)(Δ 145,573) | (52.8%, 45.9%, 0.7%) | D+7.0(Δ R+7.1) | D+3.9(Δ R+3.4) | D+3.1(Δ R+3.6) | 10 |
| 2016 | 1,382,536(49.6%)(Δ -238,449) | 1,405,284(50.4%)(Δ -2,682) | (46.5%, 47.2%, 3.6%) | R+0.8(Δ R+7.8) | D+2.2(Δ R+1.7) | R+3.0(Δ R+6.1) | 10 |
| 2020 | 1,630,866(50.3%)(Δ 248,330) | 1,610,184(49.7%)(Δ 204,900) | (49.4%, 48.8%, 1.2%) | D+0.6(Δ D+1.5) | D+4.5(Δ D+2.3) | R+3.9(Δ R+0.9) | 10 |
| 2024 | 1,668,229(49.6%)(Δ 37,363) | 1,697,626(50.4%)(Δ 87,442) | (48.7%, 49.6%, 0.5%) | R+0.9(Δ R+1.5) | R+1.5(Δ R+6.0) | D+0.6(Δ D+4.5) | 10 |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Class | D Cand. | R Cand. | Senate Margin | Nat. Margin | Rel. Margin | Total votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,404,324(72.6%) | 521,902(27.0%) | (72.6%, 27.0%, 0.3%) | I | WILLIAM PROXMIRE | STANLEY YORK | D+45.6 | D+12.2 | D+33.4 | 1,935,183 | |
| 1980 | 1,065,487(48.3%) | 1,106,311(50.2%) | (48.3%, 50.2%, 0.7%) | III | GAYLORD A. NELSON | ROBERT W. KASTEN JR. | R+1.9 | D+11.0(Δ D+8.0) | R+12.8 | 2,204,202 | |
| 1982 | 983,311(63.6%)(Δ -421,013) | 527,355(34.1%)(Δ 5,453) | (63.6%, 34.1%, 1.4%) | I | WILLIAM PROXMIRE | SCOTT MCCALLUM | D+29.5(Δ R+16.1) | D+13.4(Δ D+2.4) | D+16.1(Δ R+17.2) | 1,544,883(Δ -390,300) | |
| 1986 | 702,963(47.4%)(Δ -362,524) | 754,573(50.9%)(Δ -351,738) | (47.4%, 50.9%, 1.3%) | III | EDWARD R. GARVEY | ROBERT W. KASTEN JR. | R+3.5(Δ R+1.6) | D+2.3(Δ D+3.7) | R+5.8(Δ D+7.0) | 1,483,174(Δ -721,028) | |
| 1988 | 1,128,625(52.1%)(Δ 145,314) | 1,030,440(47.5%)(Δ 503,085) | (52.1%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | I | HERBERT H. KOHL | SUSAN ENGELEITER | D+4.5(Δ R+25.0) | D+5.9(Δ D+3.6) | R+1.4(Δ R+17.5) | 2,168,190(Δ 623,307) | |
| 1992 | 1,290,662(52.6%)(Δ 587,699) | 1,129,599(46.0%)(Δ 375,026) | (52.6%, 46.0%, 0.7%) | III | RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD | ROBERT W. KASTEN, JR. | D+6.6(Δ D+10.0) | D+5.4(Δ D+0.9) | D+1.2(Δ D+7.0) | 2,455,124(Δ 971,950) | |
| 1994 | 912,662(58.3%)(Δ -215,963) | 636,989(40.7%)(Δ -393,451) | (58.3%, 40.7%, 1.0%) | I | HERB KOHL | ROBERT T. WELCH | D+17.6(Δ D+13.1) | R+5.9(Δ R+11.3) | D+23.5(Δ D+24.9) | 1,565,628(Δ -602,562) | |
| 1998 | 890,059(50.5%)(Δ -400,603) | 852,272(48.4%)(Δ -277,327) | (50.5%, 48.4%, 0.5%) | III | RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD | MARK W. NEUMANN | D+2.1(Δ R+4.4) | D+1.3(Δ D+2.8) | D+0.8(Δ R+0.3) | 1,760,836(Δ -694,288) | |
| 2000 | 1,563,238(61.5%)(Δ 650,576) | 940,744(37.0%)(Δ 303,755) | (61.5%, 37.0%, 0.8%) | I | HERB KOHL | JOHN GILLESPIE | D+24.5(Δ D+6.9) | D+0.1(Δ R+1.3) | D+24.4(Δ D+0.9) | 2,540,083(Δ 974,455) | |
| 2004 | 1,632,697(55.4%)(Δ 742,638) | 1,301,183(44.1%)(Δ 448,911) | (55.4%, 44.1%, 0.3%) | III | RUSSEL D. FEINGOLD | TIM MICHELS | D+11.2(Δ D+9.1) | D+4.3(Δ D+8.4) | D+7.0(Δ D+6.2) | 2,949,743(Δ 1,188,907) | |
| 2006 | 1,439,214(67.3%)(Δ -124,024) | 630,299(29.5%)(Δ -310,445) | (67.3%, 29.5%, 2.0%) | I | HERB KOHL | ROBERT GERALD LORGE | D+37.8(Δ D+13.3) | D+13.2(Δ D+8.9) | D+24.6(Δ D+0.2) | 2,138,297(Δ -401,786) | |
| 2010 | 1,020,958(47.0%)(Δ -611,739) | 1,126,133(51.9%)(Δ -175,050) | (47.0%, 51.9%, 1.1%) | III | RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD | RON JOHNSON | R+4.8(Δ R+16.1) | R+4.6(Δ R+12.2) | R+0.2(Δ R+7.2) | 2,171,331(Δ -778,412) | |
| 2012 | 1,547,104(51.4%)(Δ 107,890) | 1,380,126(45.9%)(Δ 749,827) | (51.4%, 45.9%, 2.1%) | I | TAMMY BALDWIN | TOMMY G. THOMPSON | D+5.5(Δ R+32.3) | D+12.4(Δ D+17.0) | R+6.8(Δ R+31.5) | 3,009,411(Δ 871,114) | |
| 2016 | 1,380,335(46.8%)(Δ 359,377) | 1,479,471(50.2%)(Δ 353,338) | (46.8%, 50.2%, 3.0%) | III | RUSS FEINGOLD | RON JOHNSON | R+3.4(Δ D+1.5) | D+6.0(Δ D+13.1) | R+9.3(Δ R+9.1) | 2,948,741(Δ 777,410) | |
| 2018 | 1,472,914(55.4%)(Δ -74,190) | 1,184,885(44.6%)(Δ -195,241) | (55.4%, 44.6%, 0.0%) | I | TAMMY BALDWIN | LEAH VUKMIR | D+10.8(Δ D+5.3) | D+16.8(Δ D+10.8) | R+6.0(Δ D+0.8) | 2,657,841(Δ -351,570) | |
| 2022 | 1,310,467(49.4%)(Δ -69,868) | 1,337,185(50.4%)(Δ -142,286) | (49.4%, 50.4%, 0.2%) | III | Mandela Barnes | Ron Johnson | R+1.0(Δ D+2.4) | R+2.4(Δ R+0.1) | D+1.4(Δ D+10.7) | 2,652,477(Δ -296,264) | Wikipedia |
| 2024 | 1,672,777(49.3%)(Δ 199,863) | 1,643,996(48.5%)(Δ 459,111) | (49.3%, 48.5%, 1.2%) | I | Tammy Baldwin | Eric Hovde | D+0.8(Δ R+10.0) | R+1.2(Δ D+1.2) | D+2.1(Δ D+8.0) | 3,390,787(Δ 732,946) | Wikipedia |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | Other votes | Top 3rd-Party Candidate | Top 3rd-Party Share | Total 3rd-Party Votes | State 3rd-Party Share | 3rd-Party Nat. Share | 3rd-Party Rel. Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,404,324(72.6%) | 521,902(27.0%) | (72.6%, 27.0%, 0.3%) | 8,957(0.5%) | ROBERT SCHWARZ | 0.25% | 8,957 | 0.46% | 3.92% | -3.45% |
| 1980 | 1,065,487(48.3%) | 1,106,311(50.2%) | (48.3%, 50.2%, 0.7%) | 32,337(1.5%) | JAMES P. WICKSTROM | 0.73% | 32,337 | 1.47% | 3.33% | -1.86% |
| 1982 | 983,311(63.6%)(Δ -421,013) | 527,355(34.1%)(Δ 5,453) | (63.6%, 34.1%, 1.4%) | 34,217(2.2%) | WILLIAM OSBORNE HART | 1.41% | 34,217 | 2.21% | 1.85% | 0.36% |
| 1986 | 702,963(47.4%)(Δ -362,524) | 754,573(50.9%)(Δ -351,738) | (47.4%, 50.9%, 1.3%) | 25,638(1.7%) | PETER Y. TAYLOR SR. | 1.30% | 25,638 | 1.73% | 1.68% | 0.05% |
| 1988 | 1,128,625(52.1%)(Δ 145,314) | 1,030,440(47.5%)(Δ 503,085) | (52.1%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | 9,125(0.4%) | GEORGE W. ZAEHRINGER | 0.18% | 9,125 | 0.42% | 1.19% | -0.77% |
| 1992 | 1,290,662(52.6%)(Δ 587,699) | 1,129,599(46.0%)(Δ 375,026) | (52.6%, 46.0%, 0.7%) | 34,863(1.4%) | PATRICK W. JOHNSON | 0.67% | 34,863 | 1.42% | 5.04% | -3.62% |
| 1994 | 912,662(58.3%)(Δ -215,963) | 636,989(40.7%)(Δ -393,451) | (58.3%, 40.7%, 1.0%) | 15,977(1.0%) | JAMES DEAN | 0.99% | 15,977 | 1.02% | 4.84% | -3.82% |
| 1998 | 890,059(50.5%)(Δ -400,603) | 852,272(48.4%)(Δ -277,327) | (50.5%, 48.4%, 0.5%) | 18,505(1.1%) | ROBERT R. RAYMOND | 0.45% | 18,505 | 1.05% | 3.30% | -2.24% |
| 2000 | 1,563,238(61.5%)(Δ 650,576) | 940,744(37.0%)(Δ 303,755) | (61.5%, 37.0%, 0.8%) | 36,101(1.4%) | TIM PETERSON | 0.84% | 36,101 | 1.42% | 4.28% | -2.86% |
| 2004 | 1,632,697(55.4%)(Δ 742,638) | 1,301,183(44.1%)(Δ 448,911) | (55.4%, 44.1%, 0.3%) | 15,863(0.5%) | ARIF KHAN | 0.28% | 15,863 | 0.54% | 3.46% | -2.92% |
| 2006 | 1,439,214(67.3%)(Δ -124,024) | 630,299(29.5%)(Δ -310,445) | (67.3%, 29.5%, 2.0%) | 68,784(3.2%) | RAE VOGELER | 1.98% | 68,784 | 3.22% | 4.42% | -1.21% |
| 2010 | 1,020,958(47.0%)(Δ -611,739) | 1,126,133(51.9%)(Δ -175,050) | (47.0%, 51.9%, 1.1%) | 24,240(1.1%) | ROB TAYLOR | 1.08% | 24,240 | 1.12% | 6.58% | -5.47% |
| 2012 | 1,547,104(51.4%)(Δ 107,890) | 1,380,126(45.9%)(Δ 749,827) | (51.4%, 45.9%, 2.1%) | 82,068(2.7%) | JOSEPH KEXEL | 2.07% | 82,068 | 2.73% | 4.26% | -1.53% |
| 2016 | 1,380,335(46.8%)(Δ 359,377) | 1,479,471(50.2%)(Δ 353,338) | (46.8%, 50.2%, 3.0%) | 88,927(3.0%) | PHILIP N. ANDERSON | 2.97% | 88,927 | 3.02% | 4.46% | -1.45% |
| 2018 | 1,472,914(55.4%)(Δ -74,190) | 1,184,885(44.6%)(Δ -195,241) | (55.4%, 44.6%, 0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | None | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2.24% | -2.24% |
| 2022 | 1,310,467(49.4%)(Δ -69,868) | 1,337,185(50.4%)(Δ -142,286) | (49.4%, 50.4%, 0.2%) | 4,825(0.2%) | Write-in | 0.18% | 4,825 | 0.18% | 15.16% | -14.98% |
| 2024 | 1,672,777(49.3%)(Δ 199,863) | 1,643,996(48.5%)(Δ 459,111) | (49.3%, 48.5%, 1.2%) | 74,014(2.2%) | Phil Anderson | 1.25% | 74,014 | 2.18% | 3.24% | -1.05% |
| Year | D | R | Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%) | 2-Party Margin | 2-Party Nat. Margin | 2-Party Rel. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,404,324(72.9%) | 521,902(27.1%) | (72.6%, 27.0%, 0.3%) | D+45.8 | D+12.8 | D+33.0 |
| 1980 | 1,065,487(49.1%) | 1,106,311(50.9%) | (48.3%, 50.2%, 0.7%) | R+1.9 | D+11.9(Δ D+8.9) | R+13.8 |
| 1982 | 983,311(65.1%)(Δ -421,013) | 527,355(34.9%)(Δ 5,453) | (63.6%, 34.1%, 1.4%) | D+30.2(Δ R+15.6) | D+14.1(Δ D+2.2) | D+16.1(Δ R+16.9) |
| 1986 | 702,963(48.2%)(Δ -362,524) | 754,573(51.8%)(Δ -351,738) | (47.4%, 50.9%, 1.3%) | R+3.5(Δ R+1.7) | D+2.4(Δ D+3.8) | R+5.9(Δ D+7.8) |
| 1988 | 1,128,625(52.3%)(Δ 145,314) | 1,030,440(47.7%)(Δ 503,085) | (52.1%, 47.5%, 0.2%) | D+4.5(Δ R+25.6) | D+6.0(Δ D+3.6) | R+1.5(Δ R+17.5) |
| 1992 | 1,290,662(53.3%)(Δ 587,699) | 1,129,599(46.7%)(Δ 375,026) | (52.6%, 46.0%, 0.7%) | D+6.7(Δ D+10.2) | D+5.8(Δ D+1.2) | D+0.8(Δ D+6.8) |
| 1994 | 912,662(58.9%)(Δ -215,963) | 636,989(41.1%)(Δ -393,451) | (58.3%, 40.7%, 1.0%) | D+17.8(Δ D+13.2) | R+6.3(Δ R+12.1) | D+24.1(Δ D+25.5) |
| 1998 | 890,059(51.1%)(Δ -400,603) | 852,272(48.9%)(Δ -277,327) | (50.5%, 48.4%, 0.5%) | D+2.2(Δ R+4.5) | D+1.5(Δ D+3.0) | D+0.7(Δ R+0.2) |
| 2000 | 1,563,238(62.4%)(Δ 650,576) | 940,744(37.6%)(Δ 303,755) | (61.5%, 37.0%, 0.8%) | D+24.9(Δ D+7.1) | D+0.1(Δ R+1.4) | D+24.8(Δ D+0.7) |
| 2004 | 1,632,697(55.6%)(Δ 742,638) | 1,301,183(44.4%)(Δ 448,911) | (55.4%, 44.1%, 0.3%) | D+11.3(Δ D+9.1) | D+4.4(Δ D+8.9) | D+6.9(Δ D+6.2) |
| 2006 | 1,439,214(69.5%)(Δ -124,024) | 630,299(30.5%)(Δ -310,445) | (67.3%, 29.5%, 2.0%) | D+39.1(Δ D+14.2) | D+14.2(Δ D+9.7) | D+24.9(Δ D+0.1) |
| 2010 | 1,020,958(47.6%)(Δ -611,739) | 1,126,133(52.4%)(Δ -175,050) | (47.0%, 51.9%, 1.1%) | R+4.9(Δ R+16.2) | R+5.1(Δ R+12.9) | D+0.2(Δ R+6.6) |
| 2012 | 1,547,104(52.9%)(Δ 107,890) | 1,380,126(47.1%)(Δ 749,827) | (51.4%, 45.9%, 2.1%) | D+5.7(Δ R+33.4) | D+13.3(Δ D+18.5) | R+7.6(Δ R+32.6) |
| 2016 | 1,380,335(48.3%)(Δ 359,377) | 1,479,471(51.7%)(Δ 353,338) | (46.8%, 50.2%, 3.0%) | R+3.5(Δ D+1.4) | D+6.9(Δ D+14.4) | R+10.4(Δ R+10.6) |
| 2018 | 1,472,914(55.4%)(Δ -74,190) | 1,184,885(44.6%)(Δ -195,241) | (55.4%, 44.6%, 0.0%) | D+10.8(Δ D+5.1) | D+18.7(Δ D+11.8) | R+7.9(Δ R+0.2) |
| 2022 | 1,310,467(49.5%)(Δ -69,868) | 1,337,185(50.5%)(Δ -142,286) | (49.4%, 50.4%, 0.2%) | R+1.0(Δ D+2.5) | R+2.8(Δ R+0.5) | D+1.8(Δ D+12.2) |
| 2024 | 1,672,777(50.4%)(Δ 199,863) | 1,643,996(49.6%)(Δ 459,111) | (49.3%, 48.5%, 1.2%) | D+0.9(Δ R+10.0) | R+1.3(Δ D+1.6) | D+2.1(Δ D+10.0) |