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1876–2024
State Senate District 1·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 1st State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Wisconsin's northernmost district, where rural margins run deep

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WI
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
178,031
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 1st State Senate District, Wisconsin: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+16 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
178,0312024 5-year
Median household income
$81,5132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+16 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 1 D · 5 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.4%
45,47060,989108,030
R
−14.2%
43,43258,074103,254
R
−15.8%
35,47749,83490,828
R
−3.5%
43,55546,71791,512
D
+9.0%
48,47440,31390,206

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.3%
Irish
9.2%
Polish
7.2%
English
5.3%
American
3.9%
French
2.9%
Italian
2.2%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
6.1%
65–74
6.4%
7.5%
55–64
7.4%
6.2%
45–54
5.9%
6.4%
35–44
6.1%
5.8%
25–34
5.6%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
8.4%
5–17
7.6%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,513
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$81,513
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.4%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.3%
Mainline Protestant
15.2%
Other Christian
7.7%
Methodist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchoring the state's Lake Superior shoreline and northwoods counties, this district delivered a 25-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the widest in Wisconsin — reflecting a rural, largely white electorate with longstanding conservative voting patterns.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nine points in 2008; the Republican margin reached sixteen points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 178,031, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,513 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Wisconsin voted Republican by 14.4 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 108,030 votes cast, 45,470 went Democratic and 60,989 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Wisconsin as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 1, Wisconsin has a population of 178,031 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Wisconsin is $81,513 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.