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Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+42.02012D+38.82016D+37.62020D+41.62024D+40.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+40.1
2024
median income$87,636U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age37.3U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate10.0%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)47.2%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english10.3%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German34.2%
Irish13.4%
English10.4%
Mexican4.4%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Colombian0.3%
Chinese1.3%
Asian Indian1.3%
Hmong0.7%
African American†3.1%
African0.7%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Green County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District

Akashic
2024 presidential electionWisconsin 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+40.1
Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+40.1, 392 precincts, 10 city labels.
2024
392 precincts by 2024 margin · 10 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +40.1% in 2024.+40.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+42.0%
2012+38.8%
2016+37.6%
2020+41.6%
2024+40.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMark PocanU.S. House · WI-02-0.52
DTammy BaldwinU.S. Senate-0.49
RRon JohnsonU.S. Senate+0.65

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242D
70.1%320,317
29.8%136,357
457,257
20222D
71.0%268,740
26.9%101,890
378,537
20202D
69.7%318,523
30.3%138,306
457,205
20182D
97.4%309,116
0.0%0
317,295
20162D
68.7%273,537
31.2%124,044
398,060
20142D
68.4%224,920
31.5%103,619
328,847
20122D
67.9%265,422
31.9%124,683
390,898
20102D
61.8%191,164
38.2%118,099
309,263
20082D
69.3%277,914
30.6%122,513
400,841
20062D
62.8%191,414
37.1%113,015
304,688
20042D
63.3%251,637
36.7%145,810
397,447
20022D
66.0%163,313
33.8%83,694
247,410
20002D
51.4%163,534
48.6%154,632
318,380
19982D
52.9%116,377
47.0%103,528
220,115
19962R
41.0%110,467
57.4%154,557
269,374
19942R
28.7%55,406
69.2%133,734
193,249
19922R
37.0%108,291
62.6%183,366
292,797
19902R
46.8%85,156
53.2%96,938
182,118
19882D
58.5%151,501
41.5%107,457
258,977
19862D
55.5%106,919
44.2%85,156
192,535
19842D
63.6%159,987
36.3%91,345
251,357
19822D
60.6%112,677
38.7%71,989
186,045
19802D
54.0%142,037
45.4%119,514
263,138
19782D
57.7%99,631
41.3%71,412
172,762
19762D
65.6%155,158
34.4%81,350
236,545

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
49.3%1,672,777
48.5%1,643,996
3,390,787
2022R
49.4%1,310,467
50.4%1,337,185
2,652,477
2018D
55.4%1,472,914
44.6%1,184,885
2,657,799
2016R
46.8%1,380,335
50.2%1,479,471
2,948,733
2012D
51.4%1,547,104
45.9%1,380,126
3,009,298
2010R
47.0%1,020,958
51.9%1,126,133
2,170,693
2006D
67.3%1,439,214
29.5%630,299
2,138,297
2004D
55.4%1,632,697
44.1%1,301,183
2,948,909
2000D
61.5%1,563,238
37.0%940,744
2,540,083
1998D
50.6%890,059
48.4%852,272
1,760,130
1994D
58.3%912,662
40.7%636,989
1,565,628
1992D
52.6%1,290,662
46.0%1,129,599
2,454,665
1988D
52.1%1,128,625
47.5%1,030,440
2,168,190
1986R
47.4%702,963
50.9%754,573
1,483,174
1982D
63.6%983,311
34.1%527,355
1,544,883
1980R
48.3%1,065,487
50.2%1,106,311
2,204,135
1976D
72.6%1,404,324
27.0%521,902
1,935,183

Home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a dense concentration of state-government workers, WI-02 delivered a 38-point Democratic margin in 2024 — among the widest in the Midwest — driven by high turnout in Dane County's college-educated electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.

A population of 736,820, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,636 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 5.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 4
Minnesota
87.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
Congressional District 5
Minnesota
87.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
Congressional District 3
Oregon
84.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District

counties it covers6
Dane CountyGreen CountyIowa CountyLafayette CountyRock CountySauk County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 40.1 points (D+40.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 468,259 votes cast, 324,602 went Democratic and 136,644 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District has a population of 736,820 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District is $87,636 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.