Majority of Voters in 99 Wisconsin Communities Rejected Marriage Ban

January 2007

A majority of voters in 99 Wisconsin communities rejected the constitutional amendment, including smaller towns and areas in diverse regions of Wisconsin.

Top 5 Municipalities with the Highest Percentage of No Votes

86% - Shorewood Hills, Dane County
77% - Town of Madison, Dane County
76% - City of Madison, Dane County
74% - Shorewood, Milwaukee County
73% - La Pointe, Ashland County

Cities with Majority No Votes
(Excluding Villages and Towns)

76% - Madison
70% - Middleton
67% - Monona
66% - Fitchburg
60% - Bayfield
59% - La Crosse
58% - Whitewater
57% - River Falls
57% - Stevens Point
56% - Evansville
56% - Stoughton
55% - Platteville
55% - Edgerton
54% - Washburn
53% - Eau Claire
53% - Sun Prairie
53% - Mineral Point
53% - Glendale
53% - Menomonie
52% - Lodi
51% - Dodgeville

Smaller Communities Outside of Dane County with Majority No Votes

Many Dane County municipalities--from Mt. Horeb to Sun Prairie to Black Earth--had a majority no vote. However, a number of communities elsewhere also had majority no votes. Here are some smaller communities with the total percentage of no voters:

68% - Maiden Rock, Pierce County
65% - Bayside, Milwaukee County
64% - Popple River, Forest County
63% - New Glarus Village, Green County
60% - Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County
60% - Fox Point, Milwaukee County
59% - Boaz, Richland County
59% - Komensky, Jackson County
57% - Cedar Rapids, Rusk County
56% - Brigham, Iowa County
56% - Exeter, Green County
56% - Ephraim, Door County
55% - New Glarus Town, Green County
55% - Stockholm, Pepin County
55% - Gibraltar, Door County
55% - Bailey's Harbor, Door County
54% - Spring Green, Sauk County
54% - Piehl, Oneida County
54% - Barneveld, Iowa County
54% - Park Ridge, Portage County
54% - Arena, Iowa County
53% - Clyde, Iowa County
53% - Millville, Grant County
52% - Honey Creek, Sauk County
52% - Liberty Grove, Door County
52% - Monticello, Green County
52% - Linden, Iowa County
52% - New Hope, Portage County
52% - Blanchard, Lafayette County
51% - North Bay, Racine County
51% - Prairie du Sac, Sauk County
51% - Blanchardville, Iowa County
51% - Poynette, Columbia County
50% - Albany, Green County
50% - Shelby, La Crosse County

The Wisconsin State Elections Board maintains a ward-by-ward breakdown of the vote on the amendment. Look under "Ward-by-Ward Returns" for the full details.

In the coming months and years, through statewide education and organizing, Fair Wisconsin will build majorities for fairness in every community across the state.