One voted Biden. One picked Trump. It's a tale of two counties in pivotal Wisconsin
![Located less than an hour outside Madison, Wisc., Columbia county has both city commuters and people in more rural, small towns. Portage, with a population of around 10,000, is the largest town in the county.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/20/portage-downtown_slide-5957a8d96dab59aca2b76f6a694a3bd6a3cda109.jpg)
Wisconsin is one of a handful of pivotal states in the 2024 presidential election. Within the swing state, there are swing counties that could decide the election — even as people remain divided.
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