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
- Data Wonk: Examining Wisconsin Gerrymandering By Analyzing 2022 Election Results - Bruce Thompson - Jan 13th, 2023
- DOJ Joins Coalition Urging Supreme Court Not to Weaken Voting Rights Act Protections in Alabama Redistricting Case - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Jul 25th, 2022
- The State of Politics: How Republicans Won Redistricting Fight - Steven Walters - Apr 25th, 2022
- Redistricting Update - Wisconsin Elections Commission - Apr 18th, 2022
- Gov. Evers Releases Statement Reacting to Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Regarding Redistricting - Gov. Tony Evers - Apr 15th, 2022
- Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District Might Be Competitive Again - Shawn Johnson - Apr 15th, 2022
- Data Wonk: State’s Gerrymander Could Last Forever - Bruce Thompson - Mar 30th, 2022
- Op Ed: US Supreme Court Throws State Election Into Chaos - Ruth Conniff - Mar 27th, 2022
- Redistricting Case Returns to State Supreme Court - Shawn Johnson - Mar 25th, 2022
- Gov. Evers Releases Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Redistricting - Gov. Tony Evers - Mar 23rd, 2022
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