The short version.
The Wisconsin voter registration file is a public record you request from the state elections office. You pay a fee, sign a use affidavit, and get the list of registered voters for your district — names, addresses, and registration details. Then you hand it to Motion51 and we load it, geocode it, and cut your turf.
Wisconsin has one of the easiest processes in the country: the Badger Voters portal (badgervoters.wi.gov) is fully self-service. Build your request, get an instant quote, pay by card, and download the CSV within minutes.
Where to request it.
- Office
- Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC)
- Contact
- elections@wi.gov | (608) 266-8005 | 201 W. Washington Ave., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | Administrator: Ann S. Jacobs (Chair) / Meagan Wolfe (former Administrator)
What it costs.
$25 base + $5 per 1,000 records (rounded to nearest 1,000). Min $30, max $12,500. Statewide ~3.5M active voters = $12,500 (capped). Custom requests +$75 per half-hour of dev time beyond the first 15 minutes.
How to request it, step by step.
- Go to badgervoters.wi.gov and create an account.
- Build your request: choose voter data (and absentee data if you want it) and filter by county, municipality, ward, or legislative/school/supervisor district.
- Review the instant quote -- $25 base plus $5 per 1,000 records, capped at $12,500 for the whole state.
- Pay by credit card or ACH.
- Download your CSV -- standard pulls are ready within minutes.
How long it takes.
Standard requests: download link within minutes of payment. Custom requests: typically 1–5 business days depending on complexity.
Use restrictions — read before you order.
Voter data must be used for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only (Wis. Stat. § 6.36(6)). Use is broadly available to candidates, parties, PACs, ballot-issue committees, voter-participation orgs, journalists, and researchers. Confidential electors (§ 6.47) are excluded from all output. Once legally obtained, no statutory restriction on dissemination (no analog to PA's Internet Sharing Ban).
Costs, forms, and rules change between cycles. Always confirm the current details on the official Wisconsin page linked above before you send payment. This page is a plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Wisconsin voter file FAQ.
How much does the Wisconsin voter file cost?
$25 base plus $5 per 1,000 records (rounded to the nearest 1,000), with a $30 minimum and a $12,500 cap for the entire state. A single ward or municipality is usually near the $25 base.
How fast can I get it?
Standard requests download within minutes of payment, because the Badger Voters portal is fully automated end-to-end.
Can I use it for my campaign?
Yes. Wisconsin only bars commercial use (Wis. Stat. sec. 6.36(6)); candidate, party, and voter-contact use is fine. Confidential electors are automatically excluded.
Do I have to load the file into Motion51 myself?
No -- we take the Badger Voters CSV, load it, geocode it, and build your turf.
Once you have the file, Motion51 takes it from there.
Getting the file is the errand. The campaign is what happens next: loading tens of thousands of addresses, putting them on a map, cutting them into walkable turf, and tracking every door. That's what Motion51 does.
Send us the file the state gives you and we load it in, geocode the addresses, and set up your district so volunteers can start knocking. The app works offline for the stretches where cell coverage drops, and every door is logged with a timestamp. If you're weighing a race in Wisconsin, our For Candidates page walks through the next steps.