Donald Trump wins Wisconsin in the 2024 presidential election

PEWAUKEE, Wis. — President-elect Donald Trump wins Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, reclaiming nan plaything authorities for nan Republican Party aft losing it to President Biden successful 2020 by conscionable 0.4 percent points.

Trump, 78, leads Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, by 4 percent points, pinch 51.3% vs. 47.3% of nan ballot successful Wisconsin, arsenic of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, nan Associated Press reports.

That’s Trump’s biggest triumph yet successful nan Dairy State, which he won successful 2016 by little than a percent point.

The erstwhile president rallied voters successful Green Bay and Milwaukee successful nan week earlier nan predetermination arsenic a person for a run that focused present connected nan system and immigration, promising amended days up and tying Vice President Kamala Harris to Biden’s policies.

Trump waded into several Democratic cities — including, much than once, stronghold Milwaukee, which he lauded arsenic “home of nan first and oldest schoolhouse choice” program.

Education is “the civil-rights rumor of our age,” he declared arsenic Republicans sought to make schoolhouse choice an predetermination rumor successful a number of states.

The ex-prez besides held a rally successful deep-blue Dane County successful nan last period successful an effort to adjacent a traditionally ample Democratic separator successful nan high-turnout county.

Running mate J.D. Vance and surrogates besides worked nan authorities successful nan weeks starring up to nan election, urging supporters to vote early contempt Trump antecedently railing against it.

Multiple GOP-aligned third-party groups worked nan crushed crippled to move retired nan vote, including Turning Point Action and Americans for Prosperity WI.

The strategy paid off arsenic nan Republican guidelines and a surge of independent voters successful nan last weeks helped push nan erstwhile president crossed nan decorativeness line.

Trump won Wisconsin successful 2016 by 1 constituent earlier nan authorities flipped bluish for Biden successful 2020 by 0.8 points — moreover aft aggregate recounts and nan GOP’s ineligible challenges.

Both candidates campaigned heavy here, each visiting reddish and bluish strongholds successful an effort to prime up low-propensity and undecided voters to pad their margins successful nan pivotal plaything state.

Polls put Wisconsin successful a dormant power for nan statesmanlike hopefuls pinch nan RealClearPolling mean for nan candidates headed into Election Day putting Trump astatine +0.2.