This is a huge part of why the raw numbers won’t hit Obama levels, even if we have great turnout. The inner city is hollowing out, but downtown, the lakeshore, south side and areas bordering the suburbs are holding their own.
Let's face facts, if it weren't for the fact that Dane County is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, we'd be dead in the water in the Badger State.
As a former Madison resident I agree, but I'd also tip the hat to many of the mid-sized cities (Eau Claire, La Crosse, Stevens Point) that are keeping it real - and even some of the small towns (Viroqua) beating back the trends and staying blue despite the trends.
Declining population might account for most of that vote loss. Milwaukee is down to less than 600,000 and continuing to drop.
Funny enough, Milwaukee has gained about ~150 people since 2020
But, lost 3% of population since 2010, which is probably a huge part of said discrepancy
This is a huge part of why the raw numbers won’t hit Obama levels, even if we have great turnout. The inner city is hollowing out, but downtown, the lakeshore, south side and areas bordering the suburbs are holding their own.
Let's face facts, if it weren't for the fact that Dane County is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, we'd be dead in the water in the Badger State.
As a former Madison resident I agree, but I'd also tip the hat to many of the mid-sized cities (Eau Claire, La Crosse, Stevens Point) that are keeping it real - and even some of the small towns (Viroqua) beating back the trends and staying blue despite the trends.