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Wisconsin 73rd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German24.2%35.8%12.5%

Irish10.4%10.4%9.4%

Norwegian10.0%6.1%—

Swedish8.4%——

English7.6%6.7%9.5%

Polish7.5%7.6%2.2%

Finnish6.4%——

French3.0%2.2%1.6%

Mexican1.2%5.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%1.1%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Median age	43	40.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.6%	9.3%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Median household income	$69,051	$77,485	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	29.8%	33.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Owner-occupied homes	70.3%	67.8%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	29.7%	32.2%	34.8%
Median home value	$199,200	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$844	$1,087	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.5%	43.7%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	18.5%	10.8%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Mean commute	19.3 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	74.1%	74.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	13.1%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.7%	9.1%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Catholic	—	21.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	14.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	52.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	WI HD 73	Wisconsin	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	5.2%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	2.5%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	2.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.3%	6.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.427	0.444	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic56.8%19,277TrumpRepublican41.3%14,025OtherAll other candidates1.9%652

D+15.5

Lead: 5,252
Total: 33,954
vs nation: D+16.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic58.3%19,523TrumpRepublican39.8%13,323OtherAll other candidates1.9%638

D+18.5

Lead: 6,200
Total: 33,484
vs nation: D+14.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic54.1%16,576TrumpRepublican39.2%11,991OtherAll other candidates6.7%2,055

D+15.0

Lead: 4,585
Total: 30,622
vs nation: D+12.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic67.1%21,296RomneyRepublican31.1%9,886OtherAll other candidates1.8%569

D+35.9

Lead: 11,410
Total: 31,751
vs nation: D+32.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic68.6%22,441McCainRepublican29.6%9,696OtherAll other candidates1.8%592

D+38.9

Lead: 12,745
Total: 32,729
vs nation: D+31.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic67.3%22,972BushRepublican31.6%10,791OtherAll other candidates1.0%351

D+35.7

Lead: 12,181
Total: 34,114
vs nation: D+38.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic62.2%18,220BushRepublican31.5%9,212OtherAll other candidates6.3%1,847

D+30.8

Lead: 9,008
Total: 29,279
vs nation: D+30.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic59.0%15,130DoleRepublican25.7%6,599OtherAll other candidates15.3%3,928

D+33.3

Lead: 8,531
Total: 25,657
vs nation: D+24.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+15.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 59,7902024 5-year
Population density: 38 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,556 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $69,0512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.5%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51.4 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 3B, MN · twin score 89.3

presidential history

Party record book

Wisconsin 73rd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

76.8%

19,984 votes · D+53.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 74.6%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

70.6%

7,084 votes · R+51.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 65.3%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

John Kerry2004

22,972votes

67.3% of the vote · D+35.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 22,441 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

14,025votes

41.3% of the vote · D+15.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 13,323 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Walter Mondale1984

+50.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+31.9 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +44.2 pts

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

+31.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.4 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +21.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DAngela StroudState House · 73

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	52.5%17,956	47.5%16,267	34,223
2020	D	58.3%13,682	41.7%9,781	23,463
2018	D	60.7%10,407	39.3%6,740	17,147

Assembly District 73 has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins in recent cycles, reflecting the broader rural realignment that has reshaped Wisconsin's political map since 2016.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.5 points.

A population of 59,790, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,051 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 3B and Assembly District 44.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 3B

12-yr trend% unaffiliated% White

Assembly District 44

2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry≠ American ancestry

State House District 11A

12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryNorwegian 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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Places within Wisconsin 73rd State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 73rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wisconsin 73rd State House District voted Democratic by 15.5 points (D+15.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,954 votes cast, 19,277 went Democratic and 14,025 went Republican.

When did Wisconsin 73rd State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 73rd State House District voted Republican was 1928.

How many people live in Wisconsin 73rd State House District?

Wisconsin 73rd State House District has a population of 59,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wisconsin 73rd State House District?

Median household income in Wisconsin 73rd State House District is $69,051 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Wisconsin 73rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 73rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.