Wisconsin 7th Congressional District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 7th Congressional District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 789,0752024 5-year
Median household income: $74,1642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab

TIFFANY, Thomas P.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: DUFFY, Sean (2019–2021), DUFFY, Sean (2017–2019), DUFFY, Sean (2015–2017), DUFFY, Sean (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

26 counties · 3 D · 23 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.8%	178,530	280,101	466,350
2020	R	−19.2%	176,461	262,172	446,213
2016	R	−19.5%	147,671	224,828	395,691
2012	R	−2.0%	191,814	199,926	397,512
2008	D	+8.6%	211,223	177,118	395,333
2004	R	−2.4%	195,124	204,659	404,000
2000	R	−2.9%	158,029	168,017	344,613
1996	D	+11.9%	142,143	106,719	297,996
1992	D	+6.9%	137,066	113,624	338,216
1988	D	+5.1%	153,708	138,667	294,465
1984	R	−8.3%	136,761	161,725	301,993
1980	R	−2.7%	141,025	149,574	315,293
1976	D	+9.6%	152,348	125,182	284,054
1972	R	−10.5%	107,048	133,139	248,774
1968	R	−0.2%	105,597	105,961	230,174
1964	D	+29.8%	150,851	81,504	232,747
1960	R	−4.0%	117,656	127,574	245,708
1956	R	−17.8%	93,740	134,611	229,368
1952	R	−21.8%	92,743	144,848	238,657
1948	D	+10.2%	107,694	87,190	201,492
1944	R	−2.0%	101,157	105,279	208,440
1940	D	+0.5%	117,723	116,479	237,618
1936	D	+30.3%	134,942	68,836	217,952
1932	D	+32.1%	122,535	61,179	191,339
1928	R	−19.1%	70,660	104,716	178,096
1924	O	−28.7%	8,899	53,718	156,011
1920	R	−59.1%	18,289	91,242	123,422
1916	R	−14.4%	31,740	43,295	80,507
1912	D	+4.6%	25,039	21,837	69,129
1908	R	−28.7%	26,389	49,832	81,619
1904	R	−51.4%	17,417	58,794	80,474
1900	R	−34.2%	23,981	50,128	76,407
1896	R	−25.7%	26,379	45,272	73,536
1892	R	−1.3%	27,034	27,779	59,415
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	49.3%	48.5%	3,390,787
2022	R	49.4%	50.4%	2,652,477
2018	D	55.4%	44.6%	2,657,841
2016	R	46.8%	50.2%	2,948,741
2012	D	51.4%	45.9%	3,009,411
2010	R	47.0%	51.9%	2,171,331
2006	D	67.3%	29.5%	2,138,297
2004	D	55.4%	44.1%	2,949,743
2000	D	61.5%	37.0%	2,540,083
1998	D	50.5%	48.4%	1,760,836
1994	D	58.3%	40.7%	1,565,628
1992	D	52.6%	46.0%	2,455,124
1988	D	52.1%	47.5%	2,168,190
1986	R	47.4%	50.9%	1,483,174
1982	D	63.6%	34.1%	1,544,883
1980	R	48.3%	50.2%	2,204,202
1976	D	72.2%	27.0%	1,935,183

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

38.2%

Irish

9.6%

Polish

8.1%

English

6.8%

American

3.7%

French

2.9%

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: 45.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

3.0%

75–84

3.2%

6.8%

65–74

6.6%

8.0%

55–64

7.7%

6.1%

45–54

5.7%

6.0%

35–44

5.8%

5.5%

25–34

5.2%

3.6%

18–24

3.2%

8.2%

5–17

7.7%

2.6%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,164

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$74,164

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.5%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European1.8%

Spanish1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.2%

Mainline Protestant

16.9%

Other Christian

5.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Methodist

1.2%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin's 7th stretches across the northern tier of the state, covering vast stretches of forest and small manufacturing towns. Its R+22.4 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a long realignment among rural and working-class voters away from their historically Democratic roots.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 7th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,164, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 789,075 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Wisconsin voted Republican by 21.8 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 466,350 votes cast, 178,530 went Democratic and 280,101 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 7, Wisconsin has a population of 789,075 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Wisconsin is $74,164 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 7th Congressional District delivered R+22 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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