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1876–2024
State Senate District 18·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 18th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Wisconsin's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WI
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
178,262
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 18th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+12 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
178,2622024 5-year
Median household income
$78,5772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+12 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+9 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−6.8%
46,11652,908100,597
R
−6.1%
45,12851,17798,406
R
−9.2%
37,27645,45689,136
D
+1.8%
45,38343,74390,710
D
+11.6%
48,73038,40888,707

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.4%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.7%
English
6.2%
American
3.9%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.5%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
6.7%
55–64
6.7%
6.1%
45–54
5.7%
6.8%
35–44
6.2%
7.0%
25–34
6.2%
5.2%
18–24
5.1%
8.1%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,577
State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 18$78,577
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.9%
Mainline Protestant
17.0%
Other Christian
7.4%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in Milwaukee, this district delivered a 66-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where statewide races routinely land within a few percentage points.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 18th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twelve points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $78,577 — all within the broad national range.

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State Senate District 18, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/55018/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 18, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 18, Wisconsin voted Republican by 6.8 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 100,597 votes cast, 46,116 went Democratic and 52,908 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 18, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 18, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 18, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 18, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 18, Wisconsin has a population of 178,262 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 18, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 18, Wisconsin is $78,577 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.