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36  Lafayette

Lafayette County (pop. 17,000) is on Wisconsin’s southwestern border with Illinois, outside of any metro- or micropolitan statistical area. Its population is 93% white and only 20% of the population over 24 has a college degree. Still, the median age, income, and poverty rate are all close to the state average. The county has shifted toward Republicans in recent years but it remains fairly competitive.

36.1 Demographics

36.2 county election results

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year
office
tot. votes
D% - R%
DEM
REP
ALL OTHERS
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
6,539
-9.0
44.4%
53.4%
2.2%
2022
GOVERNOR
6,569
-7.5
45.7%
53.3%
1.0%
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 49th dist.
742
-24.0
38.0%
62.0%
0.0%
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 51st dist.
5,812
-29.5
35.3%
64.7%
0.0%
2022
STATE SENATE - 17th dist.
6,576
-27.7
36.2%
63.8%
0.0%
2022
US SENATE
6,566
-15.1
42.4%
57.6%
0.0%
2020
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
8,292
-7.5
46.3%
53.7%
0.0%
2020
PRESIDENT
8,555
-13.7
42.6%
56.4%
1.0%
2020
STATE ASSEMBLY - 49th dist.
947
-15.1
42.4%
57.6%
0.0%
2020
STATE ASSEMBLY - 51st dist.
7,499
-18.4
40.8%
59.2%
0.0%
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36.3 municipality election results

Lafayette County’s largest municipality is the City of Darlington (pop. 2,500). A number of the county’s munciipalities vote consistently Democratic, including the cities of Darlington and Shullsburg and the villages of Blanchardville, Hazel Green, and Benton. The Republican vote in the county is more concentrated in the rural towns, including Monticello, Wayne, White Oak Springs, and Seymour.

This map shows the location of each municipality in the county, as it existed in 2022.

These dot plots show the most recent election results in each municipality.

To more clearly illustrate recent changes in municipality voting trends, these scatterplots compare the most recent vote for president and senator with the shift from that office’s previous election.

These maps show show every election result since 2000 in each municipality.

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muni.
year
office
tot. votes
D% - R%
DEM
REP
ALL OTHERS
C Cuba City
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
123
-9.8
43.9%
53.7%
2.4%
C Cuba City
2022
GOVERNOR
126
4.0
51.6%
47.6%
0.8%
C Cuba City
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 49th dist.
125
-28.0
36.0%
64.0%
0.0%
C Cuba City
2022
STATE SENATE - 17th dist.
123
-25.2
37.4%
62.6%
0.0%
C Cuba City
2022
US SENATE
126
-4.8
47.6%
52.4%
0.0%
C Darlington
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
768
21.4
59.5%
38.2%
2.3%
C Darlington
2022
GOVERNOR
766
16.2
57.4%
41.3%
1.3%
C Darlington
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 51st dist.
769
-9.8
45.1%
54.9%
0.0%
C Darlington
2022
STATE SENATE - 17th dist.
782
-8.4
45.8%
54.2%
0.0%
C Darlington
2022
US SENATE
768
11.2
55.6%
44.4%
0.0%
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36.4 Appendix

36.4.1 detailed county results

year
office
party
candidate
tot. votes
votes
pct
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
DEMOCRATIC
MARK POCAN
6,539
2,903
44.4%
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
INDEPENDENT
DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
6,539
142
2.2%
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
REPUBLICAN
ERIK OLSEN
6,539
3,494
53.4%
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
SCATTERING
SCATTERING
6,539
0
0.0%
2022
GOVERNOR
DEMOCRATIC
TONY EVERS / SARA RODRIGUEZ
6,569
3,005
45.7%
2022
GOVERNOR
INDEPENDENT
JOAN ELLIS BEGLINGER
6,569
66
1.0%
2022
GOVERNOR
REPUBLICAN
TIM MICHELS / ROGER ROTH
6,569
3,498
53.3%
2022
GOVERNOR
SCATTERING
SCATTERING
6,569
0
0.0%
2022
GOVERNOR
WRITE-IN
SETH HASKIN
6,569
0
0.0%
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 49th dist.
DEMOCRATIC
LYNNE PARROTT
742
282
38.0%
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36.4.2 detailed municipality results

muni.
year
office
party
candidate
tot. votes
votes
pct
V Argyle
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
DEMOCRATIC
MARK POCAN
306
163
53.3%
V Argyle
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
INDEPENDENT
DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
306
5
1.6%
V Argyle
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
REPUBLICAN
ERIK OLSEN
306
138
45.1%
V Argyle
2022
CONGRESS - 2nd dist.
SCATTERING
SCATTERING
306
0
0.0%
V Argyle
2022
GOVERNOR
DEMOCRATIC
TONY EVERS / SARA RODRIGUEZ
306
175
57.2%
V Argyle
2022
GOVERNOR
INDEPENDENT
JOAN ELLIS BEGLINGER
306
2
0.7%
V Argyle
2022
GOVERNOR
REPUBLICAN
TIM MICHELS / ROGER ROTH
306
129
42.2%
V Argyle
2022
GOVERNOR
SCATTERING
SCATTERING
306
0
0.0%
V Argyle
2022
GOVERNOR
WRITE-IN
SETH HASKIN
306
0
0.0%
V Argyle
2022
STATE ASSEMBLY - 51st dist.
DEMOCRATIC
LEAH SPICER
307
146
47.6%
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