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Wisconsin 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+8.82012R+3.42016R+17.12020R+15.52024R+16.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.3
2024
median income$78,966U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age41.0U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate8.3%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.7%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english7.2%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German38.5%
Irish9.3%
Polish8.2%
Mexican4.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Hmong1.2%
Asian Indian0.4%
African American†1.2%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 8th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionWisconsin 8th Congressional DistrictTrumpR+16.3
Wisconsin 8th Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+16.3, 379 precincts, 7 city labels.
2024
379 precincts by 2024 margin · 7 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: −16.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−16.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.8%
2012−3.4%
2016−17.1%
2020−15.5%
2024−16.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTony WiedU.S. House · WI-08+0.54
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
20248R
42.6%178,666
57.3%240,040
418,978
20228R
1.1%3,295
72.2%223,981
310,196
20208R
35.8%149,558
64.2%268,173
417,838
20188R
36.3%119,265
63.7%209,410
328,774
20168R
37.3%135,682
62.6%227,892
363,780
20148R
34.9%101,345
65.0%188,553
290,048
20128R
44.0%156,287
55.9%198,874
355,464
20108R
45.2%118,646
54.8%143,998
262,644
20088D
54.0%193,662
45.9%164,621
358,647
20068D
50.9%141,570
48.8%135,622
278,135
20048R
29.8%105,513
70.2%248,070
353,583
20028R
23.9%50,284
72.6%152,745
210,447
20008R
25.3%71,575
74.6%211,388
283,294
19988R
45.4%93,441
54.6%112,418
205,859
19968D
52.0%129,551
47.9%119,398
249,157
19948R
36.3%65,065
63.7%114,319
179,460
19928R
29.9%81,792
70.1%191,704
273,496
19908R
46.4%83,199
53.5%95,902
179,142
19888R
30.3%72,708
69.7%167,275
240,013
19868R
32.6%57,265
67.4%118,162
175,432
19848R
30.8%73,090
67.9%161,005
237,107
19828R
42.0%74,436
57.2%101,379
177,152
19808R
32.3%81,043
67.7%169,664
250,726
19788R
42.1%73,925
57.9%101,856
175,791
19768D
50.9%115,996
46.9%107,048
228,106

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

Wisconsin's 8th stretches across the forested northeast corner of the state, where a sparse, rural, and predominantly white electorate has delivered Republican presidential candidates double-digit margins in each of the last three cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 17.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.

A population of 735,675, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,966 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 6.

Political twins — districts

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

Congressional District 7
Minnesota
89.6twin score
elasticityGerman ancestry% White≠ Polish ancestry
Congressional District 6
Wisconsin
89.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White
Congressional District 7
Wisconsin
88.1twin score
elasticity2016–2020 trajectoryGerman ancestry≠ % unaffiliated

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 8th Congressional District voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 429,814 votes cast, 177,221 went Democratic and 247,069 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 8th Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 8th Congressional District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wisconsin 8th Congressional District?
Wisconsin 8th Congressional District has a population of 735,675 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 8th Congressional District is $78,966 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 8th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.