Tuesday, November 4, 2008
7:44 PM
Counties to watch in prez race
With the polls getting ready to close, here are a few Wisconsin counties to keep an eye on for the presidential race.
Brown County: It typically has a good GOP lean to it, but it's a swing county this time around. George Bush received 67,173 votes there four years ago compared to 54,935 for John Kerry. It's a bad sign for the GOP in general that some see this as a swing county, but that's the environment Republicans are facing this fall.
Brown County results
Milwaukee, Dane counties: About 32 percent of Kerry's votes statewide came from these two counties four years ago. Kerry received 297,653 votes in Milwaukee County compared to 180,287 for Bush. In Dane, it was 181,052 for Kerry and 90,369 for Bush.
Dane County results
Waukesha County: This is a good measure of the GOP base. Four years ago, Bush won 154,926 votes there compared to 73,626 for Kerry. If the margin here is significantly closer, it would be a bad sign for McCain.
Waukesha County results (PDF - updated every 30 min.)
Racine County: Bush won the county in both 2000 and 2004, and it's had a slight GOP lean at the top of the ticket. It's another bellwether county to get a feel for how the state is breaking.
Racine County results
-- By JR Ross
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