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Wisconsin 51st State House District
presidential margin
2008D+30.62012D+25.22016D+9.32020D+8.42024D+3.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+3.5
2024
median income$81,342U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age41.8U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate8.1%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.7%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english7.5%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.2%
Irish15.4%
English13.2%
Mexican2.0%
Honduran0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Iowa County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Wisconsin 51st State House District

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Wisconsin 51st State House DistrictHarrisD+3.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 51st State House DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 51st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+3.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 51st State House District · D+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.0%17,810
Donald TrumpRepublican47.5%16,589
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.5%536
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 51st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dane County, WIDemocraticD+51.5
Grant County, WIRepublicanR+18.1
Iowa County, WIDemocraticD+7.6
Lafayette County, WIRepublicanR+20.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.0%Harris17,810
47.5%Trump16,589
1.5%Kennedy536
+3.5%
34,935
D
53.4%Biden17,889
45.0%Trump15,089
1.6%Jorgensen534
+8.4%
33,512
D
51.4%Clinton15,137
42.2%Trump12,403
6.4%Johnson1,883
+9.3%
29,423
D
62.6%Obama18,746
37.4%Romney11,189
0.0%
+25.2%
29,935
D
64.2%Obama18,831
33.6%McCain9,858
2.1%Nader628
+30.6%
29,317
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +3.5% in 2024.+3.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+30.6%
2012+25.2%
2016+9.3%
2020+8.4%
2024+3.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTodd NovakState House · 51

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.5 points.

A population of 59,485, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,342 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 95 and Assembly District 40.

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
Wisconsin
91.4twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ Norwegian ancestry
Assembly District 40
Wisconsin
88.8twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% White
Assembly District 44
Wisconsin
88.4twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendelasticity≠ college share

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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Places within Wisconsin 51st State House District

counties it covers4
Dane CountyGrant CountyIowa CountyLafayette County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 51st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 51st State House District voted Democratic by 3.5 points (D+3.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,935 votes cast, 17,810 went Democratic and 16,589 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 51st State House District?
Wisconsin 51st State House District has a population of 59,485 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 51st State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 51st State House District is $81,342 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 51st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 51st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.