Wisconsin 36th State House District, Wisconsin: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 70,8152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 36, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,476 | 28,996 | 41,955 | ||
| R | 12,371 | 26,770 | 39,624 | ||
| R | 10,867 | 22,781 | 35,075 | ||
| R | 16,564 | 18,439 | 35,451 | ||
| D | 18,702 | 16,464 | 35,692 | ||
| R | 16,872 | 20,292 | 37,524 | ||
| R | 14,356 | 17,711 | 33,226 | ||
| D | 13,879 | 11,332 | 29,497 | ||
| D | 12,706 | 12,450 | 34,096 | ||
| R | 13,630 | 15,228 | 29,026 | ||
| R | 11,853 | 18,214 | 30,275 | ||
| R | 13,057 | 16,791 | 31,427 | ||
| D | 14,458 | 13,439 | 28,439 | ||
| R | 9,841 | 13,993 | 24,849 | ||
| R | 9,995 | 11,336 | 23,576 | ||
| D | 15,535 | 8,644 | 24,214 | ||
| R | 11,997 | 13,105 | 25,139 | ||
| R | 8,716 | 14,463 | 23,288 | ||
| R | 9,587 | 15,359 | 25,024 | ||
| D | 11,151 | 9,689 | 21,331 | ||
| R | 11,436 | 11,522 | 23,076 | ||
| D | 13,598 | 12,692 | 26,447 | ||
| D | 15,520 | 8,478 | 24,850 | ||
| D | 12,468 | 7,817 | 20,869 | ||
| R | 8,583 | 11,164 | 19,946 | ||
| R | 1,143 | 7,563 | 15,756 | ||
| R | 2,174 | 10,243 | 13,332 | ||
| R | 3,709 | 4,875 | 8,921 | ||
| R | 2,825 | 3,139 | 8,223 | ||
| R | 2,565 | 6,143 | 9,276 | ||
| R | 1,441 | 6,752 | 8,662 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 6,155 | 8,579 | ||
| R | 2,649 | 6,228 | 9,063 | ||
| R | 2,976 | 2,984 | 6,514 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.0%
Polish
11.1%
Irish
8.0%
English
5.5%
American
5.4%
French
4.6%
Italian
2.9%
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: 49.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,612
Assembly District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 36$65,612
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 37-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, Assembly District 36 sits well outside Wisconsin's famously competitive statewide battlefield, reflecting a rural electorate whose preferences diverge sharply from the state's swing-district average.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 36th State House District peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. By 2012 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,612 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 36, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 36, Wisconsin voted Republican by 39.4 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,955 votes cast, 12,476 went Democratic and 28,996 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 36, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 36, Wisconsin as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 36, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 36, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Assembly District 36, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 36, Wisconsin has a population of 70,815 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 36, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 36, Wisconsin is $65,612 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 36, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 36, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.