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In 2018, one statewide ballot measure was certified to appear on the ballot in Wisconsin on April 3, 2018. The measure was defeated.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Voters in Wisconsin considered one measure, Question 1, on April 3, 2018. The measure was designed to eliminate the position of state treasuer. The measure was rejected.
  • The Wisconsin State Legislature referred Question 1 to the ballot. Most legislative Republicans supported putting the amendment on the ballot. Most legislative Democrats opposed referring the amendment. Republicans controlled both chambers of the state legislature and had trifecta control of the state government.

    • On the ballot

    April 3, 2018:

    Type Title Subject Description Result
    LRCA Question 1 State Exec Eliminate the position of state treasurer
    Defeatedd

    Summary of campaign contributions

    See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018

    The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:


    Ballot Measure:Support contributions:Opposition contributions:Outcome:
    Wisconsin Question 1$0.00$87,722.97Defeatedd

    Getting measures on the ballot

    As of 2018, Wisconsin did not did not provide for citizen initiatives or referendums; therefore, all statewide ballot measures were referred by the Wisconsin State Legislature. The state Legislature may send a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration if it received a majority vote of state legislators in each chamber over two successive legislative sessions.

    As referring a constitutional amendment requires a simple majority vote over two successive sessions of the Wisconsin State Legislature, a political party in control of both chambers over two successive sessions can refer an amendment without any votes of the minority party. As of 2018, Republicans had controlled both chambers of the state legislature since 2011.

    See also: Party control of Wisconsin state government

    Historical facts

    See also: List of Wisconsin ballot measures
    • A total of 15 measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1995 and 2017.
    • From 1995 through 2017, an average of one measure appeared on the ballot during even-numbered years in Wisconsin.
    • The number of measures appearing on statewide ballots for even-numbered years between 1995 and 2017 ranged from zero to two.
    • Between 1995 and 2017, 80 percent (12 of 15) of statewide ballots were approved, and 20 percent (3 of 15) were defeated.
    • All three of the amendments that were rejected between 1995 and 2017 were on the ballot in 1995.
    Legislatively-referred constitutional amendments, 1995-2017
    Years Total number Approved Percent approved Defeated Percent defeated Annual average Annual median Annual minimum Annual maximum
    Even years 6 6 100.00% 0 0.00% 0.55 0.00 0 2
    Odd years 7 4 57.14% 3 42.86% 0.64 0.00 0 3
    All years 13 10 76.92% 3 23.08% 0.59 0.00 0 3

    State profile

    Demographic data for Wisconsin
     WisconsinU.S.
    Total population:5,767,891316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):54,1583,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:86.5%73.6%
    Black/African American:6.3%12.6%
    Asian:2.5%5.1%
    Native American:0.9%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.1%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:6.3%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
    College graduation rate:27.8%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$53,357$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Wisconsin

    Wisconsin voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

    Pivot Counties (2016)

    Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 23 are located in Wisconsin, accounting for 11.17 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

    Pivot Counties (2020)

    In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Wisconsin had 21 Retained Pivot Counties and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 11.60 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

    More Wisconsin coverage on Ballotpedia

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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