Congressional District 8 Congressional District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 8th Congressional District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 748,0402024 5-year
Median household income: $78,9242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

18 counties · 3 D · 15 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	−16.1%	178,495	247,926	432,588
2020	R	−15.3%	172,306	235,743	415,108
2016	R	−16.9%	141,379	203,367	366,610
2012	R	−3.1%	175,730	187,261	367,937
2008	D	+9.1%	193,331	160,672	359,351
2004	R	−10.5%	159,463	197,359	360,495
2000	R	−8.0%	135,129	159,853	308,484
1996	D	+3.7%	120,049	110,309	263,044
1992	R	−6.1%	103,564	121,744	299,628
1988	R	−7.0%	116,334	134,072	252,025
1984	R	−28.2%	87,138	156,279	245,277
1980	R	−20.1%	91,000	141,679	252,409
1976	R	−7.1%	101,995	118,102	225,428
1972	R	−21.9%	75,009	118,730	199,312
1968	R	−22.1%	63,734	103,873	181,962
1964	D	+12.3%	97,862	76,431	174,539
1960	R	−13.6%	78,270	102,901	181,407
1956	R	−44.6%	43,656	114,754	159,364
1952	R	−45.0%	45,591	120,428	166,361
1948	R	−12.1%	56,925	72,833	131,444
1944	R	−22.2%	54,011	85,062	139,668
1940	R	−11.5%	63,707	80,445	145,067
1936	D	+29.1%	83,012	44,115	133,636
1932	D	+36.4%	79,733	36,584	118,630
1928	R	−0.1%	55,297	55,393	111,489
1924	O	−27.5%	7,107	31,758	89,611
1920	R	−57.8%	12,464	55,277	74,078
1916	R	−10.4%	22,100	27,441	51,220
1912	D	+5.0%	17,895	15,646	45,104
1908	R	−24.0%	18,198	30,444	51,081
1904	R	−43.2%	13,098	34,608	49,835
1900	R	−28.2%	17,467	31,663	50,339
1896	R	−26.5%	18,663	32,549	52,467
1892	D	+10.6%	20,884	16,662	39,707
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

38.0%

Irish

9.2%

Polish

8.1%

English

5.3%

American

3.9%

French

3.1%

Italian

2.3%

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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

5.6%

65–74

5.8%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

25–34

5.9%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,924

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$78,924

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.7%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.8%

speak English only

Spanish4.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.7%

Mainline Protestant

16.8%

Other Christian

7.8%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 8th 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 8th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,924, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 748,040 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 432,588 votes cast, 178,495 went Democratic and 247,926 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, 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 8, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 8, Wisconsin has a population of 748,040 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Wisconsin is $78,924 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, 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 8th Congressional District delivered R+16 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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