#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation has run a governor's debate every cycle since 1990. It canceled this year's because Tiffany would not accept. The same day he said one debate is enough, he would not say whether he backs Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting.
America PAC has reported $5.1 million in independent spending this cycle. Eighteen Republicans with report cards on this site are the main beneficiaries — and nearly three-quarters of the money went to attack ads, not to making a case for them.
Trump ordered Interior to start stripping gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protection. Tiffany, who has spent five years trying to legislate the same thing, cheered. Wisconsin's own 2021 hunt blew past its quota by 99 wolves and the state couldn't stop it.
Trump won Wisconsin with 49.6% of the vote to 48.7%, a margin of 0.9 points, with 76.7% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
7 of 10 — 70%. In the U.S. House, Wisconsin has 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats; in the Senate, 1 Republican and 1 Democrat. (Source: Current members of Congress from Wisconsin, on Wikipedia.)
Wisconsin ranks #13 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Wisconsin directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Wisconsin. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 53 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
