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[[Image:Wisconsin ref 2001.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Geographic map of Wisconsin]]

[[Image:Wisconsin ref 2001.jpg|300 px|thumb|right|Geographic map of Wisconsin]]

'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State," or unofficially "America's Dairyland," was the thirtieth state to enter the union, on May 29, 1848. The capital city of Wisconsin is [[Madison]].  Wisconsin is a [[swing state]] that is pivotal to the outcome in presidential elections.

'''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State," or unofficially "America's Dairyland," has 10 [[Electoral College]] votes in the [[2024 presidential election]].  Wisconsin was the thirtieth state to enter the union, on May 29, 1848, and its capital city is [[Madison]].  Wisconsin is a [[swing state]] that is pivotal to the outcome in presidential elections: “I think it’s very likely that Wisconsin could once again be the tipping point state,” University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Assistant Political Science Prof. Anthony Chergosky said <ref>https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/11/05/why-wisconsin-could-be-the--tipping-point-state--in-2024</ref>

The town of Ripon was the birthplace of the [[Republican Party]] in 1854.  The [[Republican National Convention]] of 2024 will be held in [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin.

The town of Ripon was the birthplace of the [[Republican Party]] in 1854, and the [[Republican National Convention]] of 2024 will be held in [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin.

The state tree is the sugar maple, the state song is "[[On Wisconsin]]," the state flower is the wood violet, the state bird is the American [[robin]], the state animal is the [[badger]], the state [[fossil]] is the [[trilobite]], and the state fish is the muskellunge.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/scc/kids/facts.htm</ref>

The state tree is the sugar maple, the state song is "[[On Wisconsin]]," the state flower is the wood violet, the state bird is the American [[robin]], the state animal is the [[badger]], the state [[fossil]] is the [[trilobite]], and the state fish is the muskellunge.<ref>http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/scc/kids/facts.htm</ref>