Wisconsin edged Minnesota in voter turnout last fall, analysis finds

In the race between Gophers and Badgers for voter turnout the Badgers won Voters in Wisconsin narrowly outperformed Minnesota voters in the referendum The University of Florida s Voting process Lab disclosed that of the voting-eligible population cast ballots in Minnesota In Wisconsin of the voting-eligible population cast ballots Secretary of State Steve Simon regularly touts Minnesota s long-running first-place voter turnout position And he revealed while turnout was strong in the general referendum it came up just a little bit short In a heartbreakingly close contest Minnesota lost the title of number one in voter turnout to Wisconsin for the voting process he noted in a announcement We congratulate our neighbors to the east on this triumph and we ll continue our work to earn the top spot back in Wisconsin was one of a handful of battleground states in last year s presidential balloting Campaigns spent tens of millions of dollars in Wisconsin and voters sent a mixed message back by reelecting Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic U S Sen Tammy Baldwin Minnesota stayed in the Democratic column Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the presidential vote in Minnesota with Gov Tim Walz on the ticket DFL Sen Amy Klobuchar easily defeated her Republican opponent Related Articles Wisconsin teen charged in parents deaths is accused of plotting to kill Trump Brooklyn Park driver charged in Wisconsin crash that killed restaurant owner David Burley Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led referendum probe agrees to surrender law license Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat cementing liberal majority Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat cementing liberal majority