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Assembly District 56·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 56th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024.

A reliably Republican assembly seat in Wisconsin's legislative map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
110,175
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 56th State House District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
110,1752024 5-year
Median household income
$84,2532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 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
R
−11.7%
27,78135,30064,021
R
−11.4%
26,80233,83561,755
R
−13.8%
21,50428,90853,809
R
−2.3%
25,99827,25754,127
D
+11.0%
28,66522,90152,462
R
−10.4%
22,95828,35051,864
R
−9.6%
18,70822,89243,640
D
+1.2%
16,47716,03937,345
R
−9.6%
13,60717,65642,181
R
−9.9%
15,81819,30535,350
R
−30.4%
11,39321,47633,116
R
−18.3%
12,26218,58934,600
R
−11.1%
13,28416,67130,571
R
−23.6%
9,93316,25626,778
R
−27.1%
8,15214,88624,809
D
+5.8%
12,49111,11023,629
R
−19.3%
9,87514,62124,546
R
−54.3%
4,56615,59420,310
R
−49.5%
5,44116,13821,606
R
−19.9%
6,5639,86716,606
R
−31.9%
5,86111,39417,339
R
−21.3%
7,14711,03818,295
D
+21.6%
9,6056,01016,667
D
+29.6%
9,7975,26615,324
R
−5.0%
7,1237,87315,072
O
−28.4%
7643,94711,220
R
−56.9%
1,7917,1249,378
R
−13.7%
2,6143,4686,254
D
+16.1%
2,4301,5855,245
R
−14.6%
2,4973,3906,123
R
−36.0%
1,8103,9525,942
R
−20.1%
2,3343,5506,059
R
−20.2%
2,4093,6776,265
D
+16.2%
2,7351,9424,905
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.1%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
6.6%
English
5.8%
American
3.5%
French
3.0%
Italian
2.2%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
6.9%
35–44
6.5%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
4.3%
18–24
3.9%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$84,253
Assembly District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 56$84,253
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)6.1%
Seniors (65+)8.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
31.5%
Mainline Protestant
21.1%
Other Christian
8.6%
Methodist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 56 has leaned Republican by double digits in recent presidential cycles, reflecting the rural and small-town character common to this slice of Wisconsin's electorate.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 56th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,253 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 56, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 56, Wisconsin voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,021 votes cast, 27,781 went Democratic and 35,300 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 56, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 56, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 56, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 56, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Assembly District 56, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 56, Wisconsin has a population of 110,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 56, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 56, Wisconsin is $84,253 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 56, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 56, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.