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1876–2024
Assembly District 78·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 78th State House District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

Milwaukee's most Democratic assembly seat by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+52
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
17,324
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 78th State House District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+52%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+52MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
17,3242024 5-year
Median household income
$89,9752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.3%2024 5-year
Black
5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+51.5%
8,2892,58511,070
D
+52.6%
7,8692,38410,429
D
+47.3%
6,5862,1569,358
D
+43.5%
6,5372,5309,202
D
+47.0%
6,2312,2108,559
D
+33.1%
5,4772,7348,297
D
+28.6%
4,3052,2937,041
D
+25.9%
3,3081,8005,817
D
+25.1%
3,4711,8746,357
D
+20.6%
3,1892,0925,322
D
+11.6%
2,8642,2645,164
D
+16.7%
2,5901,7415,095
D
+12.4%
2,4901,9204,615
D
+17.2%
2,4071,6954,145
D
+19.3%
1,8141,2083,148
D
+43.0%
2,0618212,887
D
+4.2%
1,4231,3082,738
R
−2.7%
1,1161,1782,306
R
−0.9%
1,1491,1712,327
D
+20.7%
1,0746941,835
D
+23.2%
1,1226961,835
D
+29.4%
1,2206611,899
D
+39.0%
1,0854611,601
D
+16.2%
8125771,447
R
−10.5%
5797161,306
O
−26.0%
633711,186
R
−60.9%
148691892
D
+16.8%
298210523
D
+23.2%
273159492
R
−9.0%
237286545
R
−30.8%
172334526
R
−20.3%
185284487
R
−15.9%
197275490
D
+2.8%
207195434
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
Irish
13.0%
English
10.0%
Polish
5.1%
Italian
3.9%
American
2.4%
French
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: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.3%
4.4%
65–74
4.8%
5.4%
55–64
5.6%
5.7%
45–54
5.5%
7.1%
35–44
6.8%
8.0%
25–34
7.5%
6.9%
18–24
6.8%
7.6%
5–17
7.1%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,975
Assembly District 78 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 78$89,975
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.9%
Mainline Protestant
10.6%
Other Christian
5.4%
Non-Christian
3.4%
Methodist
1.5%
Baptist
0.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 78, centered in Milwaukee, recorded a 61.7-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided state legislative districts in Wisconsin and a reliable bellwether for turnout in the city's core neighborhoods.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 78th State House District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,975, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,324 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 78, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 78, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 51.5 points (D+52), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,070 votes cast, 8,289 went Democratic and 2,585 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 78, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 78, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 78, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 78, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Assembly District 78, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 78, Wisconsin has a population of 17,324 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 78, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 78, Wisconsin is $89,975 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 78, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 78, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.