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Assembly District 42·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 42nd State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Wisconsin's more reliably Republican assembly seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+29
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
70,241
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 42nd State House District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
70,2412024 5-year
Median household income
$88,0332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.1%2024 5-year
Black
3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+28.8%
27,78915,18643,708
D
+30.3%
26,81314,17541,670
D
+27.3%
22,33612,24137,042
D
+31.1%
24,06612,54537,104
D
+33.5%
23,08811,37134,947
D
+17.8%
20,12014,00034,472
D
+17.1%
16,52111,46029,511
D
+18.5%
13,0128,47324,575
D
+14.3%
12,8949,01427,090
D
+8.4%
12,12210,22222,504
R
−1.7%
10,84711,22722,231
D
+4.9%
10,5029,39822,610
D
+4.9%
10,6449,61520,927
D
+0.7%
9,2469,11018,581
D
+2.8%
7,6567,21015,713
D
+32.2%
9,9565,09515,076
R
−10.7%
6,6768,28214,980
R
−20.2%
5,2367,89513,183
R
−21.9%
5,3718,39113,788
D
+4.7%
5,3674,87510,476
D
+0.5%
5,6745,62011,364
D
+5.6%
6,4245,73612,256
D
+27.7%
7,0753,92211,385
D
+22.5%
6,1903,87410,308
R
−18.5%
3,8005,5409,422
O
−30.5%
6073,2658,707
R
−66.9%
9555,3686,594
R
−8.2%
1,8652,2124,217
D
+6.7%
1,8931,6204,086
R
−20.8%
1,7522,7334,710
R
−37.9%
1,3693,1804,783
R
−32.0%
1,5403,0804,814
R
−28.5%
1,6693,0995,010
R
−3.5%
1,9832,1364,427
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.5%
Irish
12.7%
English
9.7%
Polish
5.1%
Italian
3.5%
American
3.0%
French
2.1%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.6%
5.1%
65–74
5.2%
6.4%
55–64
6.4%
6.1%
45–54
5.8%
7.1%
35–44
6.6%
7.2%
25–34
6.6%
5.6%
18–24
5.3%
7.8%
5–17
7.3%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,033
Assembly District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 42$88,033
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
13.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.7%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Methodist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+20.2, Assembly District 42 sits well outside the competitive range that defines Wisconsin's statewide contests, reflecting a rural or exurban constituency that votes consistently with the state's Republican-leaning interior.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 42nd State House District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,033, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 70,241 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 42, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 42, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 28.8 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,708 votes cast, 27,789 went Democratic and 15,186 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 42, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 42, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 42, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 42, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 42, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 42, Wisconsin has a population of 70,241 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 42, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 42, Wisconsin is $88,033 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 42, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 42, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.