Housing affordability
The affordability of housing ranks among the top issues for Wisconsin registered voters in 2026 Marquette Law Polling, grouped with inflation, jobs, health insurance, and property taxes. In the governor's race, Democratic candidate David Crowley has explicitly linked tackling the affordability crisis to ensuring homes are affordable for residents, alongside school investments and expanded child and health care. It remains a live pocketbook concern for the November election.
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Sources
Marquette Law School Poll — https://today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marquette-law-poll-finds-that-wisconsin-governors-race-remains-tight-crowley-49-tiffany-46-among-likely-voters
inflation and cost of living again takes the top spot, closely followed by jobs and the economy, health insurance, the affordability of housing, and property taxes. The prominence of concerns related to economic circumstances as top issues has been consistent throughout 2026.
David Crowley — https://fox11online.com/news/beyond-the-podium/know-your-candidates/david-crowley-tom-tiffany-in-depth-interviews-wisconsin-governor-race-affordability-budget-surplus-school-education-funding-taxes-data-centers
People want to tackle the affordability crisis, and the way that we do that is by providing relief. Making sure that there are homes that are affordable for them.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Major state investment in affordable housing construction, subsidies, and tenant protections
- Expand targeted housing aid and incentives while supporting local affordable development
- Mix limited housing programs with broader cost-of-living tax and regulatory relief
- Rely mainly on tax cuts, deregulation, and market growth to increase housing supply
- Minimize state housing programs and focus on tax and spending cuts so buyers have more income