Party control of Wisconsin state government
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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 37 trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. Wisconsin is one of the 23 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
Historical party control
Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2026
Two years of Democratic trifectas • Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 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 | D | D | D | D | 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 | 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 | 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
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