• WFloyd@lemmy.world
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      Relative to the surrounding area, and possibly a lot of the Midwest, yes. I lived near there for a little bit, fun town.

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      Yeah, it’s very blue and has high voter turnout, the whole of Dane county even

      Overall Wisconsin is a pretty purple state

      Edit: the state was also horribly gerrymandered after the 2010 midterms until recently. It has been turned around due to wins in the Supreme Court. Currently it is 4-3 left vs right leaning justices, but on August 1 Chris Taylor will replace Rebecca Bradley making it 5-2. Ziegler is next in 2027 meaning it could be 6-1

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      Wisconsin is historically left-leaning. The Republican party was founded here by abolitionists in response to the expansion of slavery. Milwaukee had a few Socialist mayors before the Cold War.

      It’s a purple state now, but that’s only because we’re gerrymandered to hell. Most cities tend liberal, but Madison is on another level.