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Wisconsin 87th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+8.22012R+6.42016R+22.22020R+24.82024R+26.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+26.2
2024
median income$85,085U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age43.7U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.4%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english5.7%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German46.1%
Polish15.5%
Irish9.0%
Hmong1.9%
Asian Indian0.2%
Mexican1.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 87th State House District

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Wisconsin 87th State House DistrictTrumpR+26.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 87th State House DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 87th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+26.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 87th State House District · R+26.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.5%23,211
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.4%13,498
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.1%401
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 87th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Marathon County, WIRepublicanR+18.6
Portage County, WIDemocraticD+1.2
Shawano County, WIRepublicanR+36.2
Waupaca County, WIRepublicanR+33.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.4%Harris13,498
62.5%Trump23,211
1.1%Kennedy401
−26.2%
37,110
R
36.8%Biden13,236
61.6%Trump22,164
1.6%Jorgensen569
−24.8%
35,969
R
36.3%Clinton11,610
58.5%Trump18,726
5.2%Johnson1,668
−22.2%
32,004
R
46.8%Obama14,737
53.2%Romney16,761
0.0%
−6.4%
31,498
D
53.0%Obama16,615
44.9%McCain14,054
2.1%Nader654
+8.2%
31,323
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: −26.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−26.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.2%
2012−6.4%
2016−22.2%
2020−24.8%
2024−26.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrent JacobsonState House · 87

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 87 delivered a 10-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, reflecting broader rural trends in west-central Wisconsin where small manufacturing towns and agricultural communities dominate the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 26.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.2 points.

A population of 59,487, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,085 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 86 and Assembly District 35.

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 86
Wisconsin
97.3twin score
Polish ancestry12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory
Assembly District 35
Wisconsin
96.0twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2020 margin≠ median age
Assembly District 4
Wisconsin
95.0twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Polish 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 87th State House District

counties it covers4
Marathon CountyPortage CountyShawano CountyWaupaca County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 87th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 87th State House District voted Republican by 26.2 points (R+26.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,110 votes cast, 13,498 went Democratic and 23,211 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 87th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 87th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wisconsin 87th State House District?
Wisconsin 87th State House District has a population of 59,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 87th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 87th State House District is $85,085 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 87th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 87th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.