Wisconsin 43rd State House District
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 51.9% | 17,542 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 46.7% | 15,775 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No | 1.4% | 483 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Rock County, WI | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 51.9%Harris17,542 | 46.7%Trump15,775 | 1.4%Kennedy483 | 33,800 | ||
| D | 53.9%Biden17,212 | 44.3%Trump14,166 | 1.8%Jorgensen579 | 31,957 | ||
| D | 49.5%Clinton15,131 | 42.8%Trump13,093 | 7.6%Johnson2,337 | 30,561 | ||
| D | 57.6%Obama17,674 | 42.4%Romney13,021 | 0.0% | 30,695 | ||
| D | 60.9%Obama18,623 | 37.7%McCain11,520 | 1.5%Nader450 | 30,593 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +23.2% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | +5.2% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Assembly District 43 has posted double-digit Republican presidential margins in recent cycles, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate that has shifted steadily away from its historic Democratic-leaning roots over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.
A population of 59,228, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,414 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 44 and Assembly District 40.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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