Congressional District 5 Congressional District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 5th Congressional District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 764,8472024 5-year
Median household income: $95,7512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.7%2024 5-year
Black: 3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 3 D · 9 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	R	−19.3%	192,259	286,091	486,200
2020	R	−19.8%	185,128	278,544	471,236
2016	R	−23.3%	147,485	245,281	419,561
2012	R	−25.5%	159,339	269,873	433,654
2008	R	−17.3%	169,191	240,781	414,831
2004	R	−28.1%	145,994	261,203	410,636
2000	R	−26.3%	126,011	220,307	358,761
1996	R	−12.3%	112,121	147,893	291,381
1992	R	−15.1%	100,165	148,579	320,418
1988	R	−14.8%	113,448	153,075	268,259
1984	R	−25.3%	97,380	163,785	262,989
1980	R	−19.1%	96,491	147,088	265,413
1976	R	−12.0%	101,894	130,626	238,634
1972	R	−19.5%	76,317	115,046	198,436
1968	R	−13.8%	69,765	94,330	178,587
1964	D	+14.4%	95,994	71,799	168,103
1960	R	−11.4%	71,746	90,268	162,240
1956	R	−34.0%	43,746	89,232	133,815
1952	R	−29.6%	46,562	85,773	132,693
1948	R	−5.3%	44,775	49,921	97,166
1944	R	−12.8%	43,897	56,981	101,932
1940	R	−8.0%	46,532	54,789	102,935
1936	D	+35.2%	58,996	26,877	91,265
1932	D	+39.3%	55,972	23,348	82,990
1928	R	−4.6%	34,227	37,590	73,448
1924	O	−23.5%	6,705	20,635	59,354
1920	R	−53.2%	9,312	36,423	51,004
1916	D	+0.9%	16,069	15,765	33,966
1912	D	+21.1%	15,814	9,465	30,086
1908	D	+1.8%	16,007	15,396	33,842
1904	R	−10.9%	13,273	16,803	32,446
1900	R	−6.0%	15,265	17,297	33,668
1896	R	−14.1%	14,205	19,076	34,485
1892	D	+18.3%	17,095	11,661	29,679
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

42.6%

Irish

11.4%

Polish

10.0%

English

6.5%

Italian

4.6%

American

3.9%

French

2.4%

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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.5%

75–84

3.0%

5.6%

65–74

6.0%

7.4%

55–64

7.4%

6.4%

45–54

6.2%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

5.7%

25–34

5.5%

4.1%

18–24

3.8%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,751

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$95,751

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.7%

Working age (18–64)6.5%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.3%

speak English only

Spanish3.8%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.5%

Mainline Protestant

16.1%

Other Christian

8.0%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.2%

Baptist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 5th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 5th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,751, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 764,847 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.3 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 486,200 votes cast, 192,259 went Democratic and 286,091 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 5, Wisconsin has a population of 764,847 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Wisconsin is $95,751 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 5th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions