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Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Wisconsin snapshot864

Reported abortions among Wisconsin residents

2023

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Reported induced abortions obtained in Wisconsin by women identified as Wisconsin residents.

Population-adjusted measure

Estimated resident abortion rate: 0.7 per 1,000 women ages 15–44

How it was measured: Wisconsin Department of Health Services compiles reports from Wisconsin medical facilities under state law and estimates a resident rate using women ages 15–44.

Keep in mind

The count excludes abortions obtained by Wisconsin residents outside Wisconsin because those reports are not available to the state.
Abortion services were unavailable in Wisconsin for much of 2023 and resumed in September; DHS warns that 2023 is not comparable with earlier years.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect abortion accessRestrict abortion access

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Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Wisconsin snapshot$1,087/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Understand this number

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Expand affordable housingLower property costs

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Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Wisconsin snapshot6.4%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

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Share of Wisconsin’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Expand coverage and accessEmphasize choice and competition

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Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Wisconsin snapshot93.6%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Wisconsin residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Invest in public schoolsExpand school choice

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Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Wisconsin snapshot735

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 12.1 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

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Strengthen gun-safety lawsProtect gun rights

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Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Wisconsin snapshot5.2%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Wisconsin residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Prioritize border enforcementCreate legal pathways

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Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Wisconsin snapshot40.2%

Natural gas share of in-state electricity generation

2024

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Share of Wisconsin's in-state electricity-industry net generation supplied by natural gas.

EIA generation totals

Natural-gas generation: 26,245,563 MWh
Total net generation: 65,276,344 MWh

How it was measured: FactVote divided 26,245,563 MWh of natural-gas generation by 65,276,344 MWh of total net generation in EIA Table 5 and rounded to one decimal. The numerator combines 25,331,122 MWh from electric utilities with 914,441 MWh from independent power producers, commercial plants, and industrial plants.

Keep in mind

EIA Table 5 covers electric-power-industry net generation and does not include estimated small-scale generation outside that table.
In-state generation is not the same as electricity consumed in Wisconsin because power crosses state lines.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Wisconsin snapshot$3.85/gal

Midwest regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

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Estimated average cash price at the pump for regular-grade gasoline across EIA's Midwest petroleum district, including federal, state, and local taxes. The region contains Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Wisconsin compared with the U.S.

Regular gasoline price

Wisconsin: $3.847/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Midwest average was 22.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Wisconsin-side figure is the Midwest regional average, not a Wisconsin statewide estimate.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.934/gal
Weekly change: −$0.087/gal
One year earlier: $3.088/gal
Change from one year earlier: +$0.759/gal

How it was measured: EIA's weekly retail gasoline survey samples outlets and publishes volume-weighted estimates. EIA does not publish a current Wisconsin statewide weekly series, so FactVote uses the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Wisconsin and labels it as a regional proxy.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Wisconsin statewide weekly gasoline-price series; this Midwest regional estimate should not be read as Wisconsin's statewide average.
The regional estimate combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Wisconsin community.
This nominal weekly snapshot does not identify why prices changed or establish the effect of any tax, bill, executive action, or market event.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

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Prioritize conservation and clean energyExpand domestic energy production

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Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Wisconsin snapshot$77,485

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Understand this number

Median money income received by Wisconsin households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Lower taxes and spendingInvest in workers and services

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Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Wisconsin snapshot

72.95%

Voting-age turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

27.45%

Primary election turnout

August 13, 2024 partisan primary

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Voters in Wisconsin's 2024 general election divided by the state's estimated 2024 voting-age population.

2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 72.95%
Primary election turnout: 27.45%

Wisconsin calculates both percentages against the state's estimated voting-age population, not registered voters, because Wisconsin permits Election Day registration.

Voting-age population includes some people who are not eligible to vote and differs from a registered-voter denominator.
The Elections Commission notes that Wisconsin does not calculate registered-voter turnout in part because the state has Election Day registration.

Wisconsin Elections Commission ↗Download official data ↗

How it was measured: FactVote follows the Wisconsin Elections Commission convention: 3,438,431 general-election voters divided by an estimated voting-age population of 4,713,323, rounded to two decimal places. The primary comparison divides 1,293,730 voters by the same estimate.

Keep in mind

Voting-age turnout is not the same as turnout among registered voters or voting-eligible citizens.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.

Wisconsin Elections Commission ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Expand voting accessIncrease election safeguardsStrengthen ethics and transparency

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Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Wisconsin snapshot287.6 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

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Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

How it was measured: FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wisconsin's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 95.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Wisconsin snapshot1,191.9 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Understand this number

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Wisconsin's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 95.9% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.7%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Wisconsin snapshot266

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 4.8 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Emphasize policing and enforcementEmphasize prevention and justice reform

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Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Wisconsin snapshot1,398,745

Social Security beneficiaries

December 2025

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People in Wisconsin receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.

Beneficiaries by grouped benefit type

Retired workers: 1,114,607
Disabled workers: 136,029
Widow(er)s and parents: 59,032
Spouses: 21,677
Children: 67,400

How it was measured: Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.

Keep in mind

The grouped categories reconcile to the total but combine retirement, survivor, and disability spouses and children.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.

Social Security Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect or expand benefitsChange benefits to address long-term costs

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Foreign policy and diplomacy

Diplomacy, alliances, and the use of U.S. military force abroad.

Strengthen diplomacy and alliancesLimit U.S. military intervention abroad

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Veterans and military families

Veterans' care, benefits, housing, work, and transition to civilian life.

Protect or expand veterans' care and benefitsExpand veterans' housing, education, and work support

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National defense

Military readiness, modernization, and defense spending.

Invest in military readiness and modernizationReduce military spending

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Digital privacy and surveillance

Personal data rights and limits on surveillance.

Strengthen personal data rightsLimit government and workplace surveillance

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Artificial intelligence

AI safeguards, accountability, research, and development.

Set AI rules and safeguardsInvest in AI research and development

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Libraries and access to books

Public library services and access to books.

Support and expand library servicesProtect access to library books

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