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1876–2024
Assembly District 2·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 2nd State House District delivered R+11 in 2024.

A rural northwestern district that has tilted Republican by double digits

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
143,095
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 2nd State House District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
143,0952024 5-year
Median household income
$77,6172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.4%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+49 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.2%
34,76343,67479,649
R
−10.9%
33,53741,94676,879
R
−13.2%
27,62136,75469,005
R
−2.0%
33,69435,11269,704
D
+8.9%
36,47830,44667,902
R
−8.8%
30,65736,62067,956
R
−4.9%
26,97529,87059,375
D
+6.0%
24,05621,01950,749
R
−2.4%
21,49122,87458,257
D
+1.0%
24,74824,24449,325
R
−20.0%
19,04928,69948,177
R
−15.3%
18,97326,50349,168
D
+0.2%
21,45721,35344,012
R
−11.2%
17,23821,74240,252
R
−8.6%
14,77017,79235,064
D
+25.2%
21,16412,64633,857
D
+2.7%
17,61816,69834,351
R
−35.7%
9,71720,63030,592
R
−31.3%
10,46520,03030,560
D
+4.2%
12,70511,66524,726
R
−4.8%
11,76112,95324,850
D
+4.8%
13,05611,84725,103
D
+41.7%
14,8595,57222,278
D
+48.6%
14,3704,84019,623
D
+21.3%
10,7876,97817,919
O
−23.6%
1,5625,03814,729
R
−41.2%
2,3917,06011,329
D
+8.2%
4,0653,4217,863
D
+11.9%
2,8522,0776,526
R
−9.7%
2,9783,6907,323
R
−26.6%
2,4094,3327,230
R
−8.8%
3,1413,7647,071
R
−11.8%
3,1464,0097,326
D
+21.7%
3,2572,0715,460
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.3%
Irish
9.4%
Polish
8.6%
English
4.9%
American
4.1%
French
3.5%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
5.5%
6.9%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
5.8%
6.7%
35–44
6.3%
6.5%
25–34
6.2%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,617
Assembly District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 2$77,617
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
33.0%
Mainline Protestant
13.4%
Other Christian
6.3%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 2 covers sparsely populated terrain in Wisconsin's northwest corner, where the 2024 presidential margin reached R+16.5 — reflecting a broader rural realignment that has reshaped the region's legislative contests over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 2nd State House District has rarely exceeded forty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,617 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 2, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 2, Wisconsin voted Republican by 11.2 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,649 votes cast, 34,763 went Democratic and 43,674 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 2, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 2, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 2, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 2, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Assembly District 2, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 2, Wisconsin has a population of 143,095 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 2, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 2, Wisconsin is $77,617 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 2, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 2, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.