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1876–2024
Assembly District 51·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 51st State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Wisconsin's most reliably Republican legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+19
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
83,603
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 51st State House District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
83,6032024 5-year
Median household income
$82,4492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 2 D · 2 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
+19.0%
29,22319,74049,820
D
+22.8%
28,67317,87447,313
D
+22.0%
24,50115,16942,410
D
+31.4%
27,72414,33442,635
D
+36.2%
27,44112,71440,718
D
+18.5%
24,42616,75341,508
D
+16.9%
19,79813,82735,360
D
+20.7%
16,0009,77730,074
D
+14.7%
15,92210,87234,457
D
+6.4%
15,64713,75229,583
R
−8.6%
13,75816,35130,317
D
+0.1%
14,26814,23831,707
D
+1.5%
14,63614,19229,767
R
−10.6%
11,83114,69026,846
R
−8.9%
10,22912,35724,007
D
+21.8%
14,7459,46624,245
R
−12.3%
11,28214,45925,769
R
−20.2%
9,48014,29923,892
R
−32.1%
8,60216,77325,429
D
+5.0%
10,9119,86121,150
R
−7.3%
10,54112,20722,851
R
−5.0%
12,03613,31025,592
D
+16.7%
13,7049,60324,570
D
+19.6%
12,8148,54721,717
R
−20.8%
9,02013,80322,972
O
−25.8%
2,3477,70320,743
R
−61.6%
2,93713,38316,954
R
−4.9%
5,4856,06511,872
D
+5.2%
5,1304,52711,509
R
−15.1%
5,2967,26313,051
R
−27.3%
4,4167,88812,721
R
−22.4%
4,7847,67612,922
R
−16.3%
5,3377,51713,361
R
−0.7%
5,6815,77212,280
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.0%
Irish
14.1%
English
12.1%
Polish
3.3%
American
3.0%
Italian
2.7%
French
2.0%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
2.7%
5.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.5%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.1%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
5.5%
18–24
5.1%
8.3%
5–17
7.7%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,449
Assembly District 51 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 51$82,449
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
Other Christian
10.1%
Methodist
3.4%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Baptist
0.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural west-central Wisconsin, Assembly District 51 delivered a 26-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's least competitive districts and reflecting the region's deep roots in agricultural and small-town communities.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 51st State House District reached its widest at thirty-six points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,449, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 83,603 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 51, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 51, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 19.0 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 49,820 votes cast, 29,223 went Democratic and 19,740 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 51, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 51, 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 51, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 51, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Assembly District 51, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 51, Wisconsin has a population of 83,603 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 51, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 51, Wisconsin is $82,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 51, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 51, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.