UW-Madison students swung back to liberals in April election after Trump's November surge
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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Voters cast their ballots at Union South. UW-Madison student turnout was high in last April's election, as those student-heavy wards kept nearly 80% of the votes that were cast in the presidential election last fall. While President Donald Trump performed better than ever in November with college-area wards, the margins in April's election were in line with other state Supreme Court races in previous years that handed the court a liberal slant.
Last November, President Donald Trump made significant inroads with college-age voters, along with practically every other demographic. In the traditionally liberal, UW-Madison student-heavy wards, Trump performed better there than he had before.
Voters cast their ballots at Union South. UW-Madison student turnout was high in last April's election, as those student-heavy wards kept nearly 80% of the votes that were cast in the presidential election last fall. While President Donald Trump performed better than ever in November with college-area wards, the margins in April's election were in line with other state Supreme Court races in previous years that handed the court a liberal slant.
