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Wisconsin 43rd 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

German35.7%35.8%12.5%

Irish14.1%10.4%9.4%

English10.3%6.7%9.5%

Norwegian9.2%6.1%—

American5.4%3.4%5.3%

Polish5.1%7.6%2.2%

Italian3.7%2.7%4.8%

French1.5%2.2%1.6%

Mexican5.9%5.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.1%1.8%

African American†1.7%5.3%9.9%

Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%

Cambodian0.2%——

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 43	Wisconsin	United States
Median age	36.2	40.5	39.1
Age 18–24	9.5%	9.3%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.3%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WI HD 43	Wisconsin	United States
Median household income	$78,414	$77,485	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	27.5%	33.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WI HD 43	Wisconsin	United States
Owner-occupied homes	67.2%	67.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	32.8%	32.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$287,300	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,016	$1,087	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.2%	43.7%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.2%	10.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WI HD 43	Wisconsin	United States
Mean commute	22.8 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.3%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.3%	74.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	9.8%	13.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WI HD 43	Wisconsin	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	9.1%	9.1%	22.3%
Spanish	7.4%	5.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	WI HD 43	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 43	Wisconsin	United States
Foreign-born residents	5.2%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.6%	2.5%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.6%	2.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.6%	6.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.415	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

HarrisDemocratic51.8%17,539TrumpRepublican46.6%15,769OtherAll other candidates1.6%529

D+5.2

Lead: 1,770
Total: 33,837
vs nation: D+6.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic53.9%17,224TrumpRepublican44.3%14,177OtherAll other candidates1.8%578

D+9.5

Lead: 3,047
Total: 31,979
vs nation: D+5.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.5%15,140TrumpRepublican42.8%13,102OtherAll other candidates7.6%2,338

D+6.7

Lead: 2,038
Total: 30,580
vs nation: D+4.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.5%18,722RomneyRepublican40.0%12,786OtherAll other candidates1.5%477

D+18.6

Lead: 5,936
Total: 31,985
vs nation: D+14.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic61.8%19,464McCainRepublican36.4%11,471OtherAll other candidates1.8%562

D+25.4

Lead: 7,993
Total: 31,497
vs nation: D+18.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic55.3%17,255BushRepublican43.6%13,620OtherAll other candidates1.1%337

D+11.6

Lead: 3,635
Total: 31,212
vs nation: D+14.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic54.6%14,747BushRepublican41.2%11,128OtherAll other candidates4.1%1,112

D+13.4

Lead: 3,619
Total: 26,987
vs nation: D+12.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic52.2%12,027DoleRepublican34.2%7,891OtherAll other candidates13.6%3,143

D+17.9

Lead: 4,136
Total: 23,061
vs nation: D+9.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 59,2282024 5-year
Population density: 221 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 268 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $78,4142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25.4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66.4 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Assembly District 95, WI · twin score 92.2

presidential history

Party record book

Wisconsin 43rd 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

Barack Obama2008

61.8%

19,464 votes · D+25.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 58.5%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

81.2%

5,899 votes · R+66.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 67.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

19,464votes

61.8% of the vote · D+25.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 18,722 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

15,769votes

46.6% of the vote · D+5.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,177 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

Barack Obama2008

+18.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+25.4 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +14.7 pts

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

+40.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+66.4 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +28.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DBrienne BrownState House · 43

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 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	46.3%14,380	53.7%16,662	31,042
2018	D	56.8%7,090	43.2%5,389	12,479

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 25.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 66.4 points in 1920. 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 86% 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 95 and Assembly District 44.

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 95

2008 marginelasticity% White≠ Norwegian ancestry

Assembly District 44

elasticity2008 marginNorwegian ancestry≠ median age

Assembly District 40

2008–2012 trajectory% WhiteGerman ancestry≠ median age

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 43rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wisconsin 43rd State House District voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,837 votes cast, 17,539 went Democratic and 15,769 went Republican.

When did Wisconsin 43rd State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 43rd State House District voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Wisconsin 43rd State House District?

Wisconsin 43rd State House District has a population of 59,228 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wisconsin 43rd State House District?

Median household income in Wisconsin 43rd State House District is $78,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Wisconsin 43rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 43rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.