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Wisconsin 54th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+21.72012D+16.12016D+3.92020D+8.62024D+6.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+6.9
2024
median income$61,821U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age34.2U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate18.0%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.1%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english5.9%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German41.5%
Irish9.8%
Polish6.6%
African American†4.0%
African1.3%
Mexican3.1%
Puerto Rican0.8%
Hmong2.7%
Chinese0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 54th State House District

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Wisconsin 54th State House DistrictHarrisD+6.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 54th State House DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 54th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+6.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 54th State House District · D+6.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.8%14,340
Donald TrumpRepublican45.8%12,452
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.4%385
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 54th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Winnebago County, WIRepublicanR+4.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.8%Harris14,340
45.8%Trump12,452
1.4%Kennedy385
+6.9%
27,177
D
53.1%Biden14,850
44.5%Trump12,445
2.5%Jorgensen695
+8.6%
27,990
D
47.9%Clinton13,473
44.0%Trump12,377
8.1%Johnson2,271
+3.9%
28,121
D
58.1%Obama16,722
41.9%Romney12,078
0.0%
+16.1%
28,800
D
60.2%Obama17,694
38.5%McCain11,310
1.4%Nader400
+21.7%
29,404
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: +6.9% in 2024.+6.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+21.7%
2012+16.1%
2016+3.9%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DLori PalmeriState House · 54

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 54 sits within the Madison metropolitan orbit, where dense urban settlement and a large university-affiliated population consistently push presidential margins toward Democrats by mid-single to low-double digits.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.9 points.

A population of 58,963, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,821 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 53 and Assembly District 71.

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 53
Wisconsin
95.7twin score
German ancestry2008 marginPolish ancestry
Assembly District 71
Wisconsin
88.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Assembly District 40
Wisconsin
85.4twin score
2008–2012 trajectoryGerman ancestry% Latino≠ Norwegian ancestry

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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Winnebago County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 54th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 54th State House District voted Democratic by 6.9 points (D+6.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,177 votes cast, 14,340 went Democratic and 12,452 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 54th State House District?
Wisconsin 54th State House District has a population of 58,963 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 54th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 54th State House District is $61,821 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 54th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 54th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.