MPD: Estimated 15K people attend Madison 'No Kings' protest (WI)

Channel3000 News ^ | October 19, 2025 | Kyle Jones

[Diana in Wisconsin]

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison police said an estimated 15,000 people attended Saturday's "No Kings" protest downtown.

The group gathered at McPike Park at around 2 p.m. then marched up East Washington Ave. to the Wisconsin State Capitol.

Police said the march was briefly rerouted after a K9 indicated the possible presence of explosives in a vehicle on West Washington Ave. near the Capitol. The vehicle was investigated and no explosives were found.

There were no reported arrests as of 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

15K marched against, Peace, Prosperity, Jobs, Deportations of Illegals, Lower Crime, Lower Inflation and the fact that they are butthurt in 'The People's Republic of Madistan' on Saturday...

[rlmorel]

Which probably means it was around a thousand people including media personnel.

[Tennessee Nana]

And 150,000+ stayed home

[FlingWingFlyer]

Wow! I wonder what the other 270,300 people were doing on a Saturday. Probably spending some quality time with the wife and kids.

[FlingWingFlyer]

So I take it that downtown Madison is usually an empty ghost town on Saturdays.

[Bonemaker]

What about Aces, Queens and Jacks?

[CatOwner]

How many of that 15K were actual residents of the area?

[Colt1851Navy]

The best thing about Wisconsin is that it ain’t Minnesota.

[bk1000]

What do we want?

“WE DON’T KNOW!”

When do we want it?

“EVENTUALLY!”

[PIF]

15,000 people who have no idea how government works and should not be allowed to vote until they pass a civics exam. Other than that, they are pathetic bunch of KnowNothings - a political party they should resurrect.

[Dan in Wichita]

It is these ill-informed, ignorant, mentally ill leftwingers who are the ones who want a king, which ostensibly they were protesting against. How ironic. This Town Hall article sums it up nicely:

The People Who WANT a King

[Redleg Duke]

I am embarrassed to admit that I went to high school and college in Madison before the caliphate took over.

[ridesthemiles]

ABOUT 5% of the population of the city proper.

BIG WHOOOP

[Diana in Wisconsin]

P.S. 77 MILLION voted for President Trump last time around AND he won the Popular Vote as well. Just sayin’. :)

[ridesthemiles]

MORE LIKE 270,000

[ridesthemiles]

DEPENDS ON WHERE BADGERS WERE PLAYING & ALSO THE PACKERS TODAY

[dpetty121263]

Mental illness on parade...

[rdcbn1]

If they can only pull 15K in the People’s Republic of Madison then the No Kings was a flop

Didn’t see the usual crowd of 60s burnouts, pink haired LGBTQ+ activists and public teachers union members protesting on street corners outside Starbucks and Whole Foods stores around here yesterday either

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[P-Marlowe]

To put it in perspective, 80,000 people attended the Green Bay Packers game.

[SaxxonWoods]

Just one day, for 2 hours? Daily protests last for years in Europe. American Lefties are lazy.