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Wisconsin 3rd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German49.6%35.8%12.5%

Irish9.0%10.4%9.4%

Polish6.7%7.6%2.2%

English4.5%6.7%9.5%

American4.4%3.4%5.3%

Norwegian3.9%6.1%—

Dutch3.9%——

French3.3%2.2%1.6%

Mexican4.2%5.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%1.1%1.8%

Hmong1.1%1.0%—

Nepalese0.3%——

Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Median age	42.2	40.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.3%	9.3%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.7%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Median household income	$87,280	$77,485	$84,427
Poverty rate	5.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.7%	33.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Owner-occupied homes	81.2%	67.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	18.8%	32.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$265,800	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,055	$1,087	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.4%	43.7%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.1%	10.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Mean commute	21.9 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.5%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.1%	74.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	14.1%	13.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.0%	9.1%	22.3%
Spanish	3.2%	5.0%	13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	1.1%	1.2%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Catholic	—	21.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	14.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	52.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	WI HD 3	Wisconsin	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.6%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.0%	2.5%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.6%	2.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.8%	6.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.402	0.444	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic37.8%14,094TrumpRepublican60.7%22,606OtherAll other candidates1.5%551

R+22.9

Lead: 8,512
Total: 37,251
vs nation: R+21.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic37.8%13,222TrumpRepublican60.6%21,163OtherAll other candidates1.6%553

R+22.7

Lead: 7,941
Total: 34,938
vs nation: R+27.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.1%10,658TrumpRepublican58.9%17,889OtherAll other candidates6.0%1,823

R+23.8

Lead: 7,231
Total: 30,370
vs nation: R+25.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.7%12,898RomneyRepublican55.9%16,877OtherAll other candidates1.4%409

R+13.2

Lead: 3,979
Total: 30,184
vs nation: R+17.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic49.3%14,853McCainRepublican49.1%14,799OtherAll other candidates1.6%494

D+0.2

Lead: 54
Total: 30,146
vs nation: R+7.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.1%11,723BushRepublican58.9%17,224OtherAll other candidates0.9%277

R+18.8

Lead: 5,501
Total: 29,224
vs nation: R+16.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic40.4%9,435BushRepublican55.4%12,959OtherAll other candidates4.2%977

R+15.1

Lead: 3,524
Total: 23,371
vs nation: R+15.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic42.3%8,113DoleRepublican44.2%8,488OtherAll other candidates13.5%2,590

R+2.0

Lead: 375
Total: 19,191
vs nation: R+10.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 59,1732024 5-year
Population density: 129 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 460 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $87,2802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+58.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Assembly District 2, WI · twin score 93.8

presidential history

Party record book

Wisconsin 3rd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

78.4%

6,579 votes · D+58.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 65.2%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

76.8%

4,643 votes · R+65.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 75.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

14,853votes

49.3% of the vote · D+0.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 14,094 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

22,606votes

60.7% of the vote · R+22.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 21,163 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

+40.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+58.0 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · +34.9 pts

Republican

Thomas E. Dewey1944

+50.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+43.0 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +43.9 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRon TuslerState House · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	39.2%13,885	60.8%21,509	35,394
2020	R	32.3%8,184	67.7%17,145	25,329
2018	R	32.3%5,927	67.7%12,406	18,333

Assembly District 3 covers part of the greater Madison region, where suburban growth and a high share of college-educated voters have pushed presidential margins toward Democrats by a modest but consistent 4–5 points in recent elections.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 65.1 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 22.9 points.

A population of 59,173, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,280 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 2 and Assembly District 55.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

Assembly District 2

2016–2024 trajectoryGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry

Assembly District 55

German ancestry2016–2020 trajectory% White

Assembly District 27

German ancestry2016–2024 trajectory

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 3rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wisconsin 3rd State House District voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+22.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,251 votes cast, 14,094 went Democratic and 22,606 went Republican.

When did Wisconsin 3rd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 3rd State House District voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Wisconsin 3rd State House District?

Wisconsin 3rd State House District has a population of 59,173 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wisconsin 3rd State House District?

Median household income in Wisconsin 3rd State House District is $87,280 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Wisconsin 3rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 3rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.