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State Senate District 22·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 22nd State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

One of Wisconsin's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WI
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
179,442
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 22nd State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+14 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
179,4422024 5-year
Median household income
$80,1992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+6 in 2024MIT 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
−6.2%
44,76050,78197,008
R
−3.4%
45,15348,43395,252
R
−1.7%
38,33639,72082,737
D
+9.2%
47,91639,76688,735
D
+14.3%
48,72736,34586,414

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.9%
Irish
10.4%
Italian
8.1%
Polish
7.6%
English
7.3%
American
3.1%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
7.2%
55–64
7.2%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.2%
35–44
6.4%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
4.7%
18–24
4.5%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,199
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$80,199
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.6%
Other Christian
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Methodist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Fox Valley and surrounding rural counties, this district has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins consistently, making it among the least competitive terrain in the state's upper chamber.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 22nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded fourteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $80,199 — all within the broad national range.

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State Senate District 22, Wisconsin — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/55022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Wisconsin voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 97,008 votes cast, 44,760 went Democratic and 50,781 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, 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 22, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 22, Wisconsin has a population of 179,442 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 22, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Wisconsin is $80,199 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, 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.