- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 1,544,274
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 1,377,253
97% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
Wisconsin county results
Adams 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 53% 5,156
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 45% 4,403
Ashland 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 63% 5,295
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 35% 2,907
Barron 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 49% 10,796
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 48% 10,640
Bayfield 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 62% 6,009
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 36% 3,470
Brown 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 49% 61,738
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 48% 60,317
Buffalo 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 3,374
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 3,282
Burnett 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 4,290
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 3,991
Calumet 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 54% 14,035
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 42% 10,976
Chippewa 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 14,756
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 14,645
Clark 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 6,867
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 46% 6,154
Columbia 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 53% 16,013
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 44% 13,399
Crawford 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 57% 4,316
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 41% 3,113
Dane 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 69% 206,303
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 29% 88,203
Dodge 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 56% 24,626
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 41% 17,848
Door 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 8,949
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 7,983
Douglas 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 65% 14,591
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 33% 7,470
Dunn 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 50% 10,658
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 47% 10,025
Eau Claire 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 29,008
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 43% 23,000
Florence 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 62% 1,583
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 36% 908
Fond du Lac 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 57% 29,516
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 41% 21,257
Forest 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 2,285
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 2,028
Grant 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 11,956
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 10,925
Green 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 56% 10,709
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 42% 7,946
Green Lake 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 59% 5,596
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 38% 3,632
Iowa 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 60% 7,447
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 37% 4,626
Iron 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 1,783
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 48% 1,696
Jackson 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 4,979
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 43% 3,892
Jefferson 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 54% 23,362
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 44% 19,065
Juneau 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 5,805
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 5,363
Kenosha 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 42,802
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 42% 33,237
Kewaunee 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 50% 5,418
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 5,147
La Crosse 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 55% 34,153
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 42% 26,235
Lafayette 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 53% 4,110
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 45% 3,546
Langlade 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 52% 5,248
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 45% 4,571
Lincoln 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 7,364
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 6,894
Manitowoc 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 49% 20,620
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 19,596
Marathon 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 50% 34,638
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 46% 31,722
Marinette 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 50% 9,976
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 48% 9,579
Marquette 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 4,032
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 3,742
Menominee 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 80% 1,015
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 17% 213
Milwaukee 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 66% 312,094
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 33% 155,063
Monroe 94% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 52% 9,883
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 45% 8,622
Oconto 97% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 9,982
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 45% 8,752
Oneida 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 10,169
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 10,035
Outagamie 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 50% 46,154
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 43,237
Ozaukee 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 65% 35,375
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 33% 18,213
Pepin 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 50% 1,811
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 47% 1,701
Pierce 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 50% 10,237
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 9,832
Polk 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 51% 11,286
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 46% 10,176
Portage 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 56% 21,451
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 41% 15,692
Price 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 50% 3,827
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 47% 3,618
Racine 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 51,509
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 46% 46,854
Richland 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 4,511
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 45% 3,783
Rock 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 59% 46,839
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 38% 29,981
Rusk 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 3,387
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 47% 3,295
Sauk 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 55% 17,232
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 43% 13,554
Sawyer 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 51% 4,441
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 4,158
Shawano 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 52% 10,391
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 44% 8,752
Sheboygan 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 54% 33,678
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 43% 26,680
St. Croix 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 53% 24,315
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 44% 20,021
Taylor 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 55% 5,046
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 41% 3,807
Trempealeau 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 7,140
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 43% 5,694
Vernon 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 54% 7,524
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 43% 6,031
Vilas 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 54% 7,292
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 43% 5,749
Walworth 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 55% 28,024
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 42% 21,354
Washburn 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 49% 4,434
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 4,396
Washington 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 68% 52,893
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 29% 22,680
Waukesha 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 66% 158,259
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 31% 74,762
Waupaca 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 53% 13,588
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 43% 10,999
Waushara 100% in
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 53% 6,235
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 44% 5,210
Winnebago 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 42,749
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 48% 41,500
Wood 100% in
- ✓ Tammy Baldwin 49% 18,717
- ✓ Tommy Thompson 47% 18,030
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 46 | 51 | 49 |
Female | 56 | 41 | 51 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 58 | 39 | 20 |
30-44 | 50 | 47 | 26 |
45-64 | 50 | 48 | 37 |
65 or over | 49 | 50 | 17 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 57 | 39 | 12 |
25-29 | 58 | 39 | 8 |
30-39 | 53 | 45 | 18 |
40-49 | 44 | 53 | 18 |
50-64 | 51 | 46 | 28 |
65 or over | 49 | 50 | 17 |
Race
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 47 | 50 | 87 |
Black | 91 | 7 | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 33 | 4 |
Asian | - | - | 1 |
Other | - | - | 2 |
Gender by race
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 41 | 55 | 43 |
White women | 53 | 45 | 44 |
Black men | 92 | 8 | 3 |
Black women | 90 | 7 | 4 |
Latino men | - | - | 2 |
Latino women | - | - | 2 |
All other races | - | - | 3 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 89 | 8 | 24 |
Moderate | 59 | 37 | 40 |
Conservative | 14 | 83 | 35 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 93 | 5 | 37 |
Republican | 6 | 92 | 32 |
Independent or something else | 48 | 47 | 31 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | - | - | 3 |
High school graduate | 51 | 46 | 23 |
Some college or associate degree | 48 | 48 | 32 |
College graduate | 49 | 49 | 28 |
Postgraduate study | 62 | 37 | 14 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 53 | 45 | 42 |
No college degree | 50 | 47 | 58 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 51 | 47 | 74 |
High school graduate or less | 52 | 45 | 26 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 65 | 31 | 19 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 57 | 41 | 21 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 49 | 49 | 38 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 38 | 59 | 17 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 2 |
$250,000 or more | - | - | 3 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 61 | 36 | 40 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 49 | 49 | 38 |
$100,000 or more | 39 | 59 | 21 |
2011 total family income
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 61 | 36 | 40 |
$50,000 or more | 45 | 52 | 60 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 55 | 42 | 79 |
$100,000 or more | 39 | 59 | 21 |
Religion
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant or other Christian | 47 | 51 | 45 |
Catholic | 45 | 53 | 31 |
Jewish | - | - | 0 |
Something else | - | - | 8 |
None | 73 | 23 | 16 |
Religion among whites
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White Protestant/Other Christian | 43 | 55 | 38 |
White Catholic | 44 | 54 | 29 |
White Jewish | - | - | 0 |
White something else | - | - | 5 |
White none | 70 | 25 | 14 |
Non-white | 75 | 20 | 14 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | 28 | 69 | 24 |
All others | 60 | 37 | 76 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 81 | 16 | 31 |
Legal in most cases | 61 | 36 | 27 |
Illegal in most cases | 29 | 68 | 28 |
Illegal in all cases | 14 | 82 | 12 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 72 | 25 | 58 |
Illegal | 25 | 73 | 40 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | - | - | 4 |
Federal budget deficit | 29 | 68 | 17 |
The economy | 48 | 49 | 56 |
Health care | 74 | 24 | 21 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The housing market | - | - | 6 |
Unemployment | 52 | 47 | 40 |
Taxes | 38 | 60 | 22 |
Rising prices | 52 | 43 | 30 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it | 90 | 9 | 31 |
Leave it as is | 79 | 21 | 17 |
Repeal some of it | 30 | 68 | 22 |
Repeal all of it | 6 | 91 | 24 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it or leave it as is | 86 | 13 | 49 |
Repeal some or all of it | 17 | 80 | 47 |
Should income tax rates:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Increase for all | 57 | 41 | 12 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 | 75 | 23 | 52 |
Not increase for anyone | 15 | 80 | 32 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 89 | 9 | 53 |
Mitt Romney | 5 | 93 | 45 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 91 | 6 | 49 |
Mitt Romney | 8 | 90 | 49 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 89 | 8 | 51 |
Mitt Romney | 6 | 92 | 47 |
Who would better handle the federal budget deficit?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 93 | 4 | 49 |
Mitt Romney | 12 | 85 | 48 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 82 | 16 | 45 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 25 | 72 | 51 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 2 |
Good | 89 | 10 | 26 |
Not so good | 48 | 49 | 43 |
Poor | 10 | 86 | 28 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 89 | 10 | 29 |
Not so good or poor | 33 | 63 | 71 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 9 | 38 |
Getting worse | 14 | 83 | 33 |
Staying about the same | 36 | 61 | 28 |
Economic conditions:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 9 | 38 |
Staying the same and good | - | - | 5 |
Staying the same and not good | 28 | 68 | 23 |
Getting worse | 14 | 83 | 33 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Better today | 84 | 13 | 26 |
Worse today | 21 | 76 | 35 |
About the same | 58 | 40 | 40 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 10 | 89 | 40 |
George W. Bush | 81 | 16 | 55 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic | 93 | 7 | 27 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 86 | 10 | 26 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 17 | 79 | 25 |
Angry | 2 | 96 | 20 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | 90 | 8 | 53 |
Negative | 10 | 87 | 45 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 87 | 11 | 56 |
Unfavorable | 9 | 89 | 42 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 11 | 86 | 47 |
Unfavorable | 91 | 8 | 51 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 23 | 72 | 11 |
The middle class | 85 | 13 | 48 |
The poor | 23 | 75 | 32 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 88 | 10 | 55 |
The middle class | 9 | 89 | 37 |
The poor | - | - | 1 |
Are you currently married?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 45 | 53 | 59 |
No | 60 | 36 | 41 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 40 | 58 | 29 |
Married women | 49 | 49 | 30 |
Not married men | 53 | 42 | 20 |
Not married women | 67 | 31 | 21 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 47 | 51 | 35 |
No | 56 | 42 | 65 |
Married with children
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 39 | 59 | 25 |
All others | 57 | 40 | 75 |
Parents
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 42 | 55 | 17 |
Women with children | 51 | 48 | 18 |
Men without children | 51 | 47 | 32 |
Women without children | 60 | 37 | 33 |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 65 | 32 | 21 |
No | 50 | 48 | 79 |
Does anyone in your household own a gun?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 45 | 53 | 55 |
No | 63 | 35 | 45 |
How do you feel about the federal government's aid to U.S. automakers?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Approve | 79 | 18 | 53 |
Disapprove | 20 | 77 | 39 |
Is your opinion of Paul Ryan:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 14 | 84 | 52 |
Unfavorable | 91 | 7 | 45 |
How do you feel about the way Scott Walker is handling his job as governor?
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Approve | 21 | 76 | 52 |
Disapprove | 89 | 8 | 46 |
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 92 | 6 | 52 |
Mitt Romney | 6 | 91 | 47 |
Population of area
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | 79 | 19 | 10 |
50,000 - 500,000 | 61 | 37 | 16 |
Suburbs | 46 | 52 | 42 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 73 | 24 | 3 |
Rural | 43 | 55 | 29 |
Population of area
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 68 | 30 | 26 |
Suburbs | 46 | 52 | 42 |
Small city and Rural | 45 | 52 | 31 |
Geographic area
Category | Baldwin | Thompson | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee County | 64 | 33 | 16 |
Southeast | 39 | 58 | 28 |
Southwest | 63 | 34 | 18 |
Northeast | 48 | 50 | 17 |
Northwest | 50 | 47 | 21 |