51 of 72 Counties Now Back Fair Maps
9 more counties and 15 more municipalities passed anti-gerrymandering referendums.
Once again, the people spoke, loud and clear, in Wisconsin’s election.
Every advisory referendum on the ballot in Wisconsin to ban gerrymandering passed overwhelmingly.
Nine counties had nonbinding referendums asking people if they want independent, nonpartisan redistricting, and all nine voted overwhelmingly in favor:
Marquette County: 72%
Milwaukee County: 80%
Monroe County: 75%
Pierce County : 77%
Portage County: 75%
Rock County: 81%
St. Croix County: 76%
Trempealeau County: 77%
Wood County: 72%
To date, 51 of 72 counties in Wisconsin have by now supported nonpartisan redistricting, either through a referendum, a county board resolution or both.
Fifteen communities in northern Wisconsin held advisory referendums on banning gerrymandering, and they passed by lopsided margins there, as well:
Arbor Vitae: 81%
Boulder Junction: 80%
Crescent: 77%
Eagle River: 85%
Hazelhurst: 79%
Lac du Flambeau: 71%
Lake Tomahawk: 77%
Manitowish Waters: 70%
Pelican: 80%
Phelps: 72%
Pine Lake: 83%
Presque Isle: 76%
Rhinelander: 89%
Winchester 82%
Woodruff: 78%
More about the Gerrymandering of Legislative Districts
- Your Right to Know: Redistricting Shouldn’t Be Done In Secret - Matthew DeFour - Mar 2nd, 2021
- Redistricting conversation continues on virtual “On the Issues,” Feb. 11 - Marquette University - Feb 10th, 2021
- Op Ed: Redistricting Should Consider Native Americans - Tehassi Hill - Feb 9th, 2021
- Op Ed: Why the War on Masks? Gerrymandering - Mel Barnes - Feb 7th, 2021
- Op Ed: Correct a Cheating System With Fair Maps - State Sen. Jeff Smith - Feb 3rd, 2021
- Will State Supreme Court Draw New Legislative Boundaries? - Shawn Johnson - Jan 15th, 2021
- Data Wonk: Tales Told By The 2020 Election - Bruce Thompson - Dec 31st, 2020
- Court Watch: 2,000 Object to Redistricting Proposal - Gretchen Schuldt - Dec 13th, 2020
- Murphys Law: Beware the GOP Redistricting Proposal - Bruce Murphy - Dec 2nd, 2020
- Op Ed: Dear Wisconsin Supreme Court - Matt Rothschild - Nov 23rd, 2020
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