Wisconsin 82nd State House District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,1442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $106,0762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 82, WIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,570 | 8,358 | 14,162 | ||
| R | 5,336 | 8,198 | 13,762 | ||
| R | 4,068 | 7,320 | 12,201 | ||
| R | 4,045 | 8,360 | 12,522 | ||
| R | 4,382 | 7,454 | 11,959 | ||
| R | 3,781 | 7,956 | 11,829 | ||
| R | 3,303 | 6,835 | 10,462 | ||
| R | 2,945 | 4,710 | 8,497 | ||
| R | 2,581 | 4,697 | 9,201 | ||
| R | 2,958 | 4,646 | 7,646 | ||
| R | 2,430 | 4,746 | 7,223 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 4,162 | 7,145 | ||
| R | 2,438 | 3,616 | 6,211 | ||
| R | 1,775 | 3,050 | 5,013 | ||
| R | 1,640 | 2,442 | 4,442 | ||
| D | 2,044 | 1,823 | 3,873 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 2,022 | 3,513 | ||
| R | 796 | 1,808 | 2,623 | ||
| R | 809 | 1,553 | 2,368 | ||
| R | 716 | 890 | 1,641 | ||
| R | 670 | 924 | 1,609 | ||
| R | 660 | 859 | 1,538 | ||
| D | 769 | 458 | 1,294 | ||
| D | 693 | 438 | 1,161 | ||
| R | 403 | 627 | 1,043 | ||
| R | 101 | 361 | 794 | ||
| R | 142 | 445 | 621 | ||
| D | 215 | 193 | 428 | ||
| D | 185 | 139 | 378 | ||
| R | 165 | 244 | 437 | ||
| R | 138 | 269 | 430 | ||
| R | 155 | 263 | 432 | ||
| R | 164 | 278 | 456 | ||
| D | 187 | 185 | 389 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
41.7%
Irish
12.3%
Polish
11.6%
English
7.1%
Italian
5.6%
American
4.3%
French
2.7%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$106,076
Assembly District 82 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 82$106,076
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)5.0%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wisconsin 82nd 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 82nd State House District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,076, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,144 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 82, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 82, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,162 votes cast, 5,570 went Democratic and 8,358 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 82, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 82, 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 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 82, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 82, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Assembly District 82, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 82, Wisconsin has a population of 21,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 82, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 82, Wisconsin is $106,076 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 82, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 82, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.