Party control of Wisconsin state government

Party control in Wisconsin
Governor	Democrat
Senate	Republican
House	Republican

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After the 2018 election cycle, control of state government in Wisconsin was divided, with Democrats holding the governorship and Republicans holding both chambers of the state legislature. Prior to that, Republicans had established trifecta control in 2011.

Trifectas

Trifectas influence how hard a party must work to advance its agenda.

When one party controls the three vital centers of state political power—the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate —Ballotpedia considers that party to control a "trifecta." Trifectas make it easier for the dominant party to pursue its agenda, and more difficult for opposition parties to challenge it.

There are currently 36 trifectas: 21 Republican trifectas and 15 Democratic trifectas. Wisconsin is one of the 21 state governments under Republican control.

Trifectas in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, Republicans held trifecta control of state government in 1995 and again from 2011 to 2017. Democrats held trifecta control of state government from 2009 to 2010. In all other years from 1992 to 2017, the state operated under divided government.

Current leadership of key offices

Governor

Tony Evers

Senate President

Roger Roth

Speaker of the House

Robin Vos

Historical party control

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2020
Two years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also

• Wisconsin
• Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
• Who runs the states
• Who runs the states, Wisconsin