For as long as I’ve been involved in local politics, I’ve considered South Milwaukee a 50-50 city politically, and the 2024 results do not change my thinking.
According to preliminary results from the city:
- President: Harris-Walz 49.7%, Trump-Vance 48.5%
- U.S. Senator: Tammy Baldwin 51.1%, Eric Hovde 45.9%
- U.S. House, First District: Bryan Steil 50.1%, Peter Barca 47.1%
- Wisconsin Assembly District 21: Chris Sinicki 51.5%, Mike Moeller 48.2%
- We also supported the constitutional amendment with 71% of the vote.
And consider our recent choices, from 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012 (general and recall), and 2010.
Of note: South Milwaukeeans have supported Democrats (albeit narrowly) for president in each of the last four elections, state and U.S. Senate in the last three, and governor in our last two — while also backing Republicans at various points in the last 14 years, often splitting our vote.
Here are those historical results … and you can draw your own conclusions.
President
- 2024: Harris-Walz (D) 49.7%
- 2020: Biden-Harris (D) 50.3%
- 2016: Clinton-Kane (D) 46.3%
- 2012: Obama-Biden (D) 53.1%
Governor
- 2022: Evers (D) 53%
- 2018: Evers (D) 49.3%
- 2014: Walker (R) 51.7%
- 2012 recall: Walker (R) 51.7%
- 2010: Walker (R) 52.1%
U.S. Senate
- 2024: Baldwin (D) 51.1%
- 2022: Barnes (D) 51.1%
- 2018: Baldwin (D) 55.6%
- 2016: Johnson (R) 48.4%
- 2012: Baldwin (D) 51.9%
- 2010: Johnson (R) 52.4%
U.S. House
- 2024: Steil (R) 50.1%
- 2022: Roe (D) 49.8%
- 2020: Moore (D) 48.8%
- 2018: Moore (D) 49.4%
- 2016: Moore (D) 47.9%
- 2014: Sebring (R) 49.8%
- 2012: Moore (D) 47.9%
- 2010: Sebring (R) 54.7%
State Senate
- 2022: Larson (D) 53.3%
- 2018: Larson (D) 53.7%
- 2014: Larson (D) 48.2%
- 2010: Ripp (R) 50.8%
State Assembly
- 2024: Sinicki (D) 51.5%
- 2022: Rodriguez (R) 50.6%
- 2020: Rodriguez (R) 51.6%
- 2018: Gomez (D) … by 15 votes
- 2016: Rodriguez (R) 51.9%
- 2014: Rodriguez (R) No opposition
- 2013 special election: Rodriguez (R) 50.5%
- 2012: Honadel (R) 56.2%
- 2010: Honadel (R) 59.2%
South Milwaukee Blog 
So this is your sole opinion. Please do not pretend to speak for South Milwaukee. Please change your blog name and if our City is retaining you and paying you it must stop. My tax dollars should not be spent on your biased and sole opinion.
I’m just a guy with a blog and an opinion. I have not been mayor for three years, and this blog has never been affiliated with, nor funded by, the city.