Wisconsin 88th State House District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,9922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,6492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 88, 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 | 5,515 | 6,424 | 12,123 | ||
| R | 5,318 | 6,160 | 11,692 | ||
| R | 4,334 | 5,456 | 10,474 | ||
| R | 5,076 | 5,264 | 10,467 | ||
| D | 5,461 | 4,534 | 10,128 | ||
| R | 4,460 | 5,453 | 10,010 | ||
| R | 3,986 | 4,405 | 8,749 | ||
| D | 3,477 | 3,131 | 7,375 | ||
| R | 3,045 | 3,438 | 8,338 | ||
| R | 3,393 | 3,542 | 6,978 | ||
| R | 2,453 | 4,157 | 6,657 | ||
| R | 2,419 | 3,821 | 6,736 | ||
| R | 2,726 | 2,969 | 5,865 | ||
| R | 2,152 | 3,012 | 5,332 | ||
| R | 1,755 | 2,446 | 4,558 | ||
| D | 2,505 | 1,716 | 4,227 | ||
| D | 2,158 | 2,137 | 4,299 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 2,669 | 3,800 | ||
| R | 1,164 | 2,468 | 3,640 | ||
| D | 1,498 | 1,439 | 2,968 | ||
| R | 1,427 | 1,442 | 2,876 | ||
| D | 1,585 | 1,330 | 2,926 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 685 | 2,523 | ||
| D | 1,623 | 580 | 2,243 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 761 | 2,111 | ||
| O | 189 | 618 | 1,630 | ||
| R | 315 | 718 | 1,165 | ||
| D | 469 | 335 | 838 | ||
| D | 289 | 224 | 685 | ||
| R | 272 | 402 | 727 | ||
| R | 217 | 489 | 743 | ||
| R | 291 | 401 | 705 | ||
| R | 312 | 441 | 767 | ||
| D | 297 | 232 | 547 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.4%
Irish
9.4%
Polish
8.9%
English
4.9%
American
3.6%
French
3.2%
Italian
2.6%
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: 38.2 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
$79,649
Assembly District 88 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 88$79,649
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 88 sits within Wisconsin's legislative map as a modestly Republican-leaning constituency, reflecting the rural and small-town demographic patterns common to districts outside the state's major metropolitan corridors.
The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 88th State House District has rarely exceeded forty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,649 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 88, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 88, Wisconsin voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,123 votes cast, 5,515 went Democratic and 6,424 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 88, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 88, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 88, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 88, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Assembly District 88, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 88, Wisconsin has a population of 21,992 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 88, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 88, Wisconsin is $79,649 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 88, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 88, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.