Presidential
Columbia County sits to the north of the state's capital (Madison), and has been a competitive county since the onset of the Trump era. Trump has won it narrowly in each of his 3 bids, doing so by about 4.5 points in 2024. Harris did the best in Portage, Lodi, and Columbus, but breaking even in Rio and Poynette while losing Wisconsin dells cost her the county
La Crosse County is aptly home to La Crosse, and will be home to one of the most critical legislative battlegrounds for the state in 2026. Harris won the county in 2024 by 9.5 points, doing best in the La Crosse proper, and legislative Democrats have 3 State House seats in the area to defend. If their margins drop here, the loss of seats threatens their prospective State House majority
HD 85 sits entirely within Marathon County in northern Wisconsin, and contains the cities of Stetin, Wausau, and Weston. Trump narrowly won the seat by just over half a point. I would rate the seat at Leans Republican going into 2026, but Democrats have a solid opportunity to flip it in pursuit of a State House Majority, especially if former Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg runs for the seat