Wisconsin Democrats' rural voter strategy

The party's hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.

To win statewide, the party wants to “lose by less” in rural areas.

Look at What's Happening in Wisconsin. MADISON, Wis. — This week, POLITICO reported on the strength of Democratic presence in rural Wisconsin ...

Democrat Sarah Keyeski, a political newcomer, and Republican Sen. Joan Ballweg, who is seeking her second term in the Senate, are vying for the ...

DELAVAN – Ellen Holly knocks on a lot of doors. And in Walworth County, that has involved getting stuck in a snow bank, falling through an ...

Wisconsin's sizable rural electorate played a decisive role in flipping Wisconsin into the win column for Donald Trump this week.

“If we could get the Democratic vote to 35 percent, it would be huge,” said Jim Davis, co-chair of the Taylor County Democratic Party. Stay ...

Harris-Walz State Campaign Manager Garren Randolph discusses outreach in central and rural Wisconsin on The Chad Holmes Show.

As Democrats seek to hold and flip new legislative districts, they are focused on meeting voters where they're at—including in rural Wisconsin— ...

On an unusually warm Thursday afternoon three weeks before Election Day, Joe Sheehan, a Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin Assembly, took me ...

Wisconsin has 72 counties. In the seven presidential elections from 1988 to 2012, Democrats carried an average of 42 of them.

Tammy Baldwin campaigning in the Badger state. If Democrats want to gain votes in rural America, they need to be present to win. In tight races, ...

... Democrats in rural Wisconsin. Inyo County, California. Among the rural counties that flipped, voters in East-Central California, home to ...

A supporter of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks at a U.S. 3. According to Arc Insights polling, ...

We're building a new paradigm for how to connect more effectively with rural communities.

Former President Donald Trump's recent attacks on his opponent could affect the vote. “It's a stirring of the pot,” one voter said.

On a warm October morning in Madison, Wisconsin, Ty Schanhofer found a unicorn: an undecided voter. Schanhofer, an organizer with the University ...

Rural voters represent just 14 percent of the electorate, but their votes proved decisive in battleground states in 2020. icon of voting box.

It was U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, an icon in Wisconsin Democratic politics. Stay informed on the latest news. Sign up for WPR's email newsletter.

Now that the state has fair election maps, the only thing stopping the left from flipping rural districts is themselves, writes Christina ...