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Wisconsin 78th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+53.22012D+55.12016D+55.72020D+61.22024D+61.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+61.8
2024
median income$82,990U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age38.1U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)55.3%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english11.5%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German30.3%
Irish12.2%
English9.4%
Mexican7.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%
Colombian0.6%
African American†6.3%
African1.6%
Somali0.3%
Asian Indian1.2%
Chinese1.2%
Hmong0.6%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 78th State House District

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Wisconsin 78th State House DistrictHarrisD+61.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 78th State House DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 78th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+61.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 78th State House District · D+61.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic80.2%29,213
Donald TrumpRepublican18.3%6,685
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.5%533
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 78th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Dane County, WIDemocraticD+51.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
80.2%Harris29,213
18.3%Trump6,685
1.5%Kennedy533
+61.8%
36,431
D
79.8%Biden28,897
18.6%Trump6,735
1.6%Jorgensen583
+61.2%
36,215
D
74.8%Clinton24,232
19.1%Trump6,195
6.1%Johnson1,962
+55.7%
32,389
D
77.5%Obama24,770
22.5%Romney7,177
0.0%
+55.1%
31,947
D
75.9%Obama23,016
22.8%McCain6,901
1.3%Nader402
+53.2%
30,319
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: +61.8% in 2024.+61.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+53.2%
2012+55.1%
2016+55.7%
2020+61.2%
2024+61.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DShelia StubbsState House · 78

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.

A population of 59,825, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,990 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 79 and Assembly District 76.

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 79
Wisconsin
99.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
Assembly District 76
Wisconsin
98.4twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
Assembly District 47
Wisconsin
97.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 78th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 78th State House District voted Democratic by 61.8 points (D+61.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,431 votes cast, 29,213 went Democratic and 6,685 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 78th State House District?
Wisconsin 78th State House District has a population of 59,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 78th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 78th State House District is $82,990 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 78th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 78th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.