How the Fastest-Growing County in Wisconsin Is Scrambling the Presidential Race How the Fastest-Growing County in Wisconsin Is Scrambling the Presidential Race
The New York Times
Madison, Wis., and its blossoming suburbs are drawing newcomers for tech and health care jobs. With a swing state in the balance, Democrats see promise.
When Trisha and Andy Allcock decided to leave their native Ohio, they set their sights on Wisconsin.
Madison, the second-largest city in the state, and its suburbs in Dane County checked all of the boxes: job opportunities, excellent public schools for the couple’s two children, and hiking and camping within easy reach.
Another irresistible selling point? The dark-blue liberal politics of Dane County.
“We’re very extreme Democrats,” said Ms. Allcock, 43, a marketing executive who said she “absolutely” planned to cast a ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Voters like Ms. Allcock could decide the presidential election in Wisconsin, which flips back and forth between Republicans and Democrats in statewide contests by the slimmest of margins.
Dane County, where Ms. Harris is holding a rally on Friday night, is home to the state government, the sprawling flagship University of Wisconsin campus and, particularly in the last decade, a flourishing health care and technology industry.
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