80% of Wisconsinites live in 26 counties.

In those 26 counties, Biden got 49,141 more votes than Obama got in those counties in 2012.

In the remaining 36 counties (where 20% live), Biden got 41,132 fewer votes than Obama.

But guess what... it doesn't matter. Biden got 9,881 more votes than Obama's 2012 effort.

Why?

Because acres don't vote... people do!

Overall, most counties (38) either were slightly below Obama's 2012 #s (light brown), slightly above (light green) or far above (solid green)

And, these counties are... drum roll please... overwhelmingly where people live!

And this is Obama we're talking about. If a candidate can come close to his numbers in key counties and actually overperform statewide, that's a big deal.

Yes, Trump obviously fracked the hell out of the state and found EVERY possible vote, but even with this impressive effort-- he still lost by 21K votes. The upside is that this effort will be nearly impossible to replicate for the GOP in the future --

--not only because of Trump's allure to certain voters is personality-driven and can come only if Trump himself runs again and an election in the midst of a pandemic will never (likely) happen again, but because the parts of the state his votes are coming from are shrinking and

...and the counties Biden's votes came from are growing-- both population-wise and economically.

In summation: I give you permission to enjoy this victory. It was a big effing deal.