Congressional District 1 Congressional District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 1st Congressional District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 860,4372024 5-year
Median household income: $73,6842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.0%2024 5-year
Black: 13.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 2 D · 6 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.7%	243,985	204,176	455,986
2020	D	+11.2%	244,876	194,602	447,145
2016	D	+11.4%	213,880	167,723	406,070
2012	D	+17.6%	256,502	179,024	440,525
2008	D	+21.1%	255,613	165,636	427,218
2004	D	+8.9%	230,556	192,488	426,964
2000	D	+8.2%	194,277	163,545	372,615
1996	D	+17.5%	168,741	113,037	318,191
1992	D	+10.5%	169,024	129,281	376,716
1988	D	+12.3%	187,527	146,223	336,195
1984	D	+2.0%	177,223	170,250	349,737
1980	D	+1.6%	165,374	159,747	355,729
1976	D	+5.7%	175,214	155,761	340,521
1972	R	−7.1%	137,858	159,477	306,181
1968	D	+3.5%	136,220	126,093	289,206
1964	D	+27.6%	192,122	108,852	301,510
1960	D	+5.2%	159,044	143,162	302,839
1956	R	−17.8%	112,060	160,863	274,766
1952	R	−9.3%	127,827	154,058	282,986
1948	D	+9.4%	118,634	97,446	225,142
1944	D	+12.8%	128,097	98,607	230,074
1940	D	+13.2%	126,488	96,361	227,705
1936	D	+41.6%	134,176	51,694	198,261
1932	D	+30.6%	105,397	51,993	174,402
1928	R	−4.1%	69,952	76,135	151,702
1924	O	−37.7%	9,756	54,680	119,188
1920	R	−47.8%	16,836	64,856	100,481
1916	R	−3.0%	23,478	25,174	56,765
1912	D	+9.4%	19,065	14,372	49,664
1908	R	−15.4%	18,003	26,257	53,682
1904	R	−30.1%	12,955	28,353	51,151
1900	R	−23.2%	17,860	29,575	50,415
1896	R	−23.2%	18,333	29,891	49,797
1892	R	−5.7%	18,139	20,478	41,041
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

27.5%

Irish

9.8%

Polish

7.7%

English

6.4%

Italian

5.3%

American

2.9%

French

1.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

5.8%

45–54

6.0%

6.3%

35–44

6.4%

6.8%

25–34

6.8%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,684

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$73,684

Wisconsin$83,390

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.1%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)12.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.4%

speak English only

Spanish9.4%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Mainline Protestant

8.0%

Other Christian

7.4%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Baptist

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 1st Congressional District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Wisconsin 1st Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 1st Congressional District has rarely exceeded forty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,684 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 8.7 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 455,986 votes cast, 243,985 went Democratic and 204,176 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Wisconsin last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 1, Wisconsin has a population of 860,437 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Wisconsin is $73,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 1st Congressional District delivered D+9 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions