Wisconsin 24th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+19 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,4352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+15 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 42,071 | 57,138 | 101,031 | ||
| R | 40,971 | 53,668 | 96,306 | ||
| R | 36,175 | 46,201 | 87,712 | ||
| D | 47,060 | 40,611 | 89,014 | ||
| D | 51,785 | 35,098 | 88,515 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.0%
Polish
14.2%
Irish
10.5%
English
7.1%
American
4.4%
Italian
2.6%
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: 42.3 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
$70,223
State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 24$70,223
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wisconsin Senate District 24 spans a predominantly rural corridor where the 2024 presidential margin reached R+13.1, reflecting a landscape of small towns and agricultural communities that has trended steadily away from statewide competitive averages.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 24th State Senate District has rarely exceeded nineteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifteen points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,223 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 24, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 24, Wisconsin voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,031 votes cast, 42,071 went Democratic and 57,138 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 24, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, 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 24, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 24, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 24, Wisconsin has a population of 178,435 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 24, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 24, Wisconsin is $70,223 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, 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.