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State Senate District 12·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 12th State Senate District delivered R+28 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Milwaukee's most Democratic-leaning state senate seat, by a wide margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WI
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
179,234
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 12th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+28 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
179,2342024 5-year
Median household income
$66,1872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+6 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
10 counties · 0 D · 10 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
−28.4%
38,83470,195110,457
R
−25.9%
38,46565,803105,701
R
−26.1%
32,43957,04794,289
R
−5.3%
44,83849,93195,962
D
+6.3%
50,42544,39596,406

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
39.6%
Polish
10.2%
Irish
9.4%
English
6.3%
American
4.5%
French
3.4%
Italian
2.7%
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: 50.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.8%
3.5%
75–84
3.8%
8.1%
65–74
7.8%
9.1%
55–64
8.9%
5.9%
45–54
5.6%
5.6%
35–44
5.1%
4.9%
25–34
4.7%
3.2%
18–24
2.8%
7.1%
5–17
6.5%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,187
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$66,187
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.8%
Mainline Protestant
16.4%
Other Christian
7.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+59.5, this Milwaukee-area district ranks among the most lopsided in Wisconsin's upper chamber, reflecting the dense urban core's concentrated partisan lean.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 12th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,187, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 179,234 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 12, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/55012/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 12, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, Wisconsin voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 110,457 votes cast, 38,834 went Democratic and 70,195 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" 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 12, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 12, Wisconsin has a population of 179,234 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 12, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, Wisconsin is $66,187 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.