Wisconsin 5th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+7 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,7612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,3102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, 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 | 54,382 | 47,650 | 103,961 | ||
| D | 53,533 | 46,634 | 101,829 | ||
| D | 45,550 | 42,253 | 93,721 | ||
| D | 49,857 | 49,361 | 100,216 | ||
| D | 49,943 | 45,152 | 96,192 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.5%
Polish
10.0%
Irish
9.8%
English
5.4%
Italian
4.6%
American
3.0%
French
2.1%
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: 39.3 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
$84,310
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$84,310
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the Fox Valley and surrounding rural areas, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 29 points, a margin that places it well outside the competitive terrain that defines Wisconsin statewide.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 5th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded a modest threshold. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,310 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 6.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 103,961 votes cast, 54,382 went Democratic and 47,650 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" 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 5, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 5, Wisconsin has a population of 178,761 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 5, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Wisconsin is $84,310 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.