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==Politics== Like most urban counties, Milwaukee County is a Democratic stronghold, having voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1960, and in all but four since 1912. {{PresHead|place=Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|138,022|316,292|9,793|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|134,482|317,527|7,714|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|126,069|288,822|26,162|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|154,924|332,438|5,214|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|149,445|319,819|5,928|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|180,287|297,653|4,296|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|163,491|252,329|17,717|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|119,407|216,620|35,353|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|151,314|235,521|78,661|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|168,363|268,287|2,895|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|196,290|259,144|2,583|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|183,450|240,174|40,384|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|192,008|249,739|14,413|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1972|Democratic|191,874|210,802|14,001|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|160,022|206,027|35,887|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|149,962|288,577|920|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|187,067|257,707|1,033|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|227,253|177,286|2,779|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|219,477|204,474|2,055|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|138,672|187,637|16,601|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|142,448|205,282|7,100|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|131,120|209,861|10,216|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|54,811|221,512|20,635|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|54,693|170,202|34,493|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|82,025|110,668|13,544|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive (Wisconsin)|50,730|14,510|82,789|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|73,410|25,464|43,437|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|27,831|34,812|17,368|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|17,877|27,628|25,797|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|28,625|26,000|18,831|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|32,587|18,560|19,365|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|34,790|25,596|5,857|Wisconsin}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|35,939|26,536|1,869|Wisconsin}} {{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|24,602|24,607|1,799|Wisconsin}} However, there have been some notable exceptions. Former County Sheriff [[David A. Clarke Jr.|David Clarke]], while repeatedly nominated and elected as a Democrat, was initially appointed by a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] governor, stated that he considered himself nonpartisan, and espoused politically conservative positions. Former County Executive [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly before being elected county executive in a 2002 special election and elected to full terms in 2004 and 2008, though the office of county executive is nonpartisan. Former Governor [[Tommy Thompson]], a Republican, won Milwaukee County in his 1994 and 1998 reelection campaigns—to date, the last time a statewide Republican candidate won the county. In May 2019, the Milwaukee County executive became the first local government in the US to issue a declaration stating that [[Racism in the United States|racism]] constitutes a [[Public health emergency (United States)|public health emergency]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dirr|first=Alison|date=20 May 2019|title=Milwaukee County executive signs resolution declaring racism a public health crisis|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2019/05/20/abele-signs-resolution-declaring-racism-public-health-crisis/3741809002/|access-date=June 28, 2020|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Goist|first=Robin|date=June 28, 2020|title=What happens after declaring racism a public health crisis? A Wisconsin county offers a clue|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/06/what-happens-after-a-city-or-county-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis-a-wisconsin-county-offers-a-clue.html|access-date=June 28, 2020|website=Cleveland.com|language=en}}</ref>
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