Assembly District 5 State House District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 5th State House District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 90,3302024 5-year
Median household income: $83,5762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	−9.5%	23,020	27,914	51,708
2020	R	−9.2%	22,196	26,786	49,893
2016	R	−12.1%	17,824	23,103	43,732
2012	R	−1.8%	21,241	22,034	43,950
2008	D	+10.9%	23,249	18,597	42,537
2004	R	−9.8%	18,680	22,768	41,889
2000	R	−7.7%	15,620	18,377	35,607
1996	D	+2.5%	13,714	12,964	30,368
1992	R	−7.9%	11,502	14,198	34,180
1988	R	−6.9%	13,264	15,246	28,694
1984	R	−28.6%	9,493	17,184	26,872
1980	R	−18.2%	9,961	15,015	27,797
1976	R	−8.5%	10,917	12,986	24,457
1972	R	−20.3%	8,357	12,753	21,648
1968	R	−22.9%	6,813	11,280	19,515
1964	D	+10.3%	10,150	8,253	18,426
1960	R	−12.2%	8,309	10,614	18,957
1956	R	−50.4%	3,875	11,875	15,866
1952	R	−44.8%	4,499	11,822	16,344
1948	R	−12.6%	5,507	7,114	12,750
1944	R	−22.1%	4,993	7,841	12,890
1940	R	−11.8%	5,923	7,523	13,516
1936	D	+28.5%	7,453	3,994	12,142
1932	D	+34.2%	7,330	3,548	11,064
1928	D	+6.3%	5,746	5,062	10,862
1924	O	−28.0%	640	2,880	8,008
1920	R	−49.8%	1,415	4,594	6,380
1916	R	−3.2%	2,038	2,179	4,346
1912	D	+18.7%	1,732	1,063	3,582
1908	R	−10.1%	1,763	2,178	4,116
1904	R	−31.4%	1,312	2,573	4,013
1900	R	−13.5%	1,690	2,233	4,026
1896	R	−14.3%	1,743	2,343	4,196
1892	D	+21.5%	1,878	1,190	3,202
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

39.3%

Irish

9.9%

Polish

7.2%

English

5.6%

American

3.5%

French

3.1%

Italian

2.3%

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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

6.6%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

6.9%

35–44

6.6%

6.7%

25–34

6.4%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,576

Assembly District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 5$83,576

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.0%

Working age (18–64)6.6%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.7%

speak English only

Spanish4.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

32.8%

Mainline Protestant

17.7%

Other Christian

8.4%

Methodist

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+29, Assembly District 5 sits well outside the competitive range that defines Wisconsin statewide. Rural geography and a predominantly white, non-urban population anchor its consistent rightward tilt.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 5th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $83,576 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 5, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 5, Wisconsin voted Republican by 9.5 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,708 votes cast, 23,020 went Democratic and 27,914 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 5, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 5, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Assembly District 5, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 5, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Assembly District 5, Wisconsin?

Assembly District 5, Wisconsin has a population of 90,330 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 5, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Assembly District 5, Wisconsin is $83,576 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Assembly District 5, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 5, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 5th State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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