Wisconsin 4th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,4192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,4352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 25.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 4, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 60,920 | 26,584 | 89,391 | ||
| D | 61,109 | 25,878 | 88,402 | ||
| D | 55,630 | 24,282 | 84,950 | ||
| D | 64,030 | 29,840 | 94,874 | ||
| D | 61,600 | 28,784 | 91,526 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Polish
8.6%
Irish
7.6%
English
3.9%
Italian
3.6%
American
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,435
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$64,435
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wisconsin 4th State Senate District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 4th State Senate District reached its widest at forty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,435, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 178,419 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 4, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 38.4 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 89,391 votes cast, 60,920 went Democratic and 26,584 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 4, Wisconsin has a population of 178,419 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 4, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Wisconsin is $64,435 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.