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Wisconsin 97th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+33.22012R+43.02016R+37.12020R+33.72024R+33.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+33.8
2024
median income$119,633U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age47.6U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate4.3%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)46.2%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english7.5%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German46.2%
Irish13.2%
Polish12.0%
Mexican2.2%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 97th State House District

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Wisconsin 97th State House DistrictTrumpR+33.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 97th State House DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 97th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+33.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 97th State House District · R+33.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.3%28,349
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.5%13,909
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.2%505
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 97th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Jefferson County, WIRepublicanR+16.3
Waukesha County, WIRepublicanR+19.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
32.5%Harris13,909
66.3%Trump28,349
1.2%Kennedy505
−33.8%
42,763
R
32.3%Biden13,569
66.1%Trump27,708
1.6%Jorgensen673
−33.7%
41,950
R
28.2%Clinton10,370
65.3%Trump24,013
6.5%Johnson2,406
−37.1%
36,789
R
28.5%Obama10,510
71.5%Romney26,354
0.0%
−43.0%
36,864
R
32.8%Obama11,787
66.0%McCain23,697
1.2%Nader419
−33.2%
35,903
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: −33.8% in 2024.−33.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−33.2%
2012−43.0%
2016−37.1%
2020−33.7%
2024−33.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RCindi DuchowState House · 97

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 97 sits in the competitive suburban Milwaukee corridor, where a D+1.2 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a constituency that has shifted gradually toward Democrats at the federal level while remaining closely contested down the ballot.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.0 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 33.8 points.

A population of 58,975, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $119,633 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 98 and Assembly District 99.

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 98
Wisconsin
99.2twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
Assembly District 99
Wisconsin
99.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
Assembly District 83
Wisconsin
96.4twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendPolish 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 97th State House District

counties it covers2
Jefferson CountyWaukesha County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 97th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 97th State House District voted Republican by 33.8 points (R+33.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,763 votes cast, 13,909 went Democratic and 28,349 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 97th State House District?
Wisconsin 97th State House District has a population of 58,975 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 97th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 97th State House District is $119,633 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 97th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 97th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.