Assembly District 59 State House District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 59th State House District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 147,5392024 5-year
Median household income: $88,1882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 0 D · 5 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−23.6%	35,005	57,022	93,453
2020	R	−24.3%	33,580	55,570	90,605
2016	R	−27.0%	26,755	48,469	80,410
2012	R	−27.5%	29,581	52,321	82,792
2008	R	−18.4%	31,987	46,638	79,652
2004	R	−30.1%	27,310	51,165	79,149
2000	R	−28.0%	23,702	43,127	69,270
1996	R	−12.5%	21,479	28,511	56,171
1992	R	−16.9%	18,670	29,170	62,237
1988	R	−18.1%	21,148	30,595	52,115
1984	R	−29.0%	18,173	33,156	51,724
1980	R	−21.8%	18,489	30,004	52,851
1976	R	−13.7%	20,345	26,992	48,471
1972	R	−18.9%	15,703	23,364	40,633
1968	R	−13.7%	14,154	19,042	35,569
1964	D	+17.4%	19,414	13,664	33,127
1960	R	−15.2%	14,085	19,143	33,290
1956	R	−37.3%	8,941	19,699	28,842
1952	R	−36.8%	9,081	19,704	28,887
1948	R	−8.5%	9,436	11,229	21,186
1944	R	−21.1%	8,959	13,812	23,013
1940	R	−15.4%	9,739	13,343	23,426
1936	D	+31.0%	13,182	6,556	21,378
1932	D	+45.2%	14,273	5,213	20,035
1928	D	+4.4%	9,619	8,790	18,696
1924	O	−22.5%	1,538	4,976	15,258
1920	R	−57.4%	2,191	9,895	13,428
1916	R	−7.2%	3,958	4,601	8,952
1912	D	+20.1%	3,995	2,414	7,860
1908	R	−1.3%	4,264	4,381	9,074
1904	R	−14.8%	3,522	4,825	8,810
1900	R	−3.8%	4,196	4,538	9,082
1896	R	−11.4%	3,885	4,925	9,138
1892	D	+23.4%	4,588	2,813	7,590
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

46.9%

Irish

10.7%

Polish

7.6%

English

6.6%

American

4.1%

Italian

3.9%

French

2.6%

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: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.8%

65–74

6.2%

7.5%

55–64

7.4%

6.3%

45–54

6.1%

6.5%

35–44

6.1%

5.5%

25–34

5.2%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.5%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$88,188

Assembly District 59 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 59$88,188

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.6%

Working age (18–64)6.1%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.4%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.1%

Mainline Protestant

18.7%

Other Christian

6.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 59th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 59th State House District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,188, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 147,539 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 59, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 59, Wisconsin voted Republican by 23.6 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 93,453 votes cast, 35,005 went Democratic and 57,022 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 59, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 59, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Assembly District 59, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 59, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Assembly District 59, Wisconsin?

Assembly District 59, Wisconsin has a population of 147,539 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 59, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Assembly District 59, Wisconsin is $88,188 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Assembly District 59, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 59, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 59th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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