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Assembly District 45·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 45th State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A Milwaukee-area district where presidential margins routinely land within a point

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+7
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
57,487
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 45th State House District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
57,4872024 5-year
Median household income
$75,6732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.6%2024 5-year
Black
4.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+71 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
+7.3%
16,31514,06830,889
D
+11.2%
16,32012,99029,857
D
+10.3%
13,76011,01626,609
D
+23.2%
17,21610,67428,224
D
+29.3%
17,6749,57127,692
D
+16.7%
16,29911,59628,150
D
+18.5%
14,1569,60724,626
D
+20.5%
11,3507,02921,099
D
+13.3%
10,8977,67524,144
D
+2.4%
10,3459,85620,353
R
−10.2%
9,24611,36520,754
R
−10.2%
8,65410,82921,400
R
−0.5%
9,8119,90820,204
R
−17.8%
7,35710,62018,300
R
−9.4%
7,1948,82517,312
D
+16.2%
9,8847,12617,029
R
−21.4%
6,71410,38017,120
R
−35.2%
4,83910,13715,036
R
−29.4%
5,3119,73715,063
R
−2.7%
5,6495,97011,785
R
−4.8%
5,8646,46312,374
R
−6.9%
6,1367,04513,256
D
+9.8%
6,2935,13911,798
R
−14.0%
4,4115,88510,496
R
−42.0%
3,0527,51910,628
R
−54.9%
5085,1828,507
R
−70.9%
8565,6506,764
R
−26.1%
1,4042,4524,014
R
−12.6%
1,0611,4963,461
R
−39.3%
1,1292,7424,104
R
−50.5%
8212,7883,892
R
−43.7%
1,0822,8854,124
R
−37.7%
1,2782,8974,294
R
−16.6%
1,4802,1173,832
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.6%
Irish
13.0%
English
9.9%
American
5.5%
Polish
3.3%
Italian
2.9%
French
1.8%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.7%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
7.0%
55–64
7.0%
6.2%
45–54
6.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.2%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
8.7%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,673
Assembly District 45 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 45$75,673
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
12.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.3%
Other Christian
9.3%
Methodist
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Baptist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 45 sits in the suburbs northwest of Milwaukee and ranks among Wisconsin's most evenly divided legislative seats, with 2024 presidential results separated by fewer than 200 votes out of roughly 60,000 residents.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 45th State House District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,673, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 57,487 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 45, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 45, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 7.3 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 30,889 votes cast, 16,315 went Democratic and 14,068 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 45, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 45, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 45, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 45, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 45, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 45, Wisconsin has a population of 57,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 45, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 45, Wisconsin is $75,673 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 45, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 45, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.