Wisconsin Voters Don’t Want to Lose Health Coverage. Yet 96,000 Will under Trump

Each election season, Wisconsin draws reporters from around the world eager to dissect the views of voters in a state that is increasingly seen as not only a bellwether for national trends, but a political battleground on which the fate of the nation depends. 

Yet despite our reputation as a battleground state, there is a surprising amount of agreement among Wisconsinites on a key issue of our day: health insurance. Over two-thirds of voters in our state support expanding eligibility for BadgerCare, the federal-state program that covers nearly 1.3 million low-income and disabled Wisconsinites, including 3 in 8 children.

Polling from last fall suggests that seven in ten Wisconsinites favor lowering the costs of what residents pay in healthcare costs and ensuring that all Wisconsin residents have access to affordable, comprehensive health-insurance coverage. That includes majorities of voters who identify as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.