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1876–2024
Assembly District 97·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 97th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A Milwaukee-area district where presidential margins routinely land within two points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
154,966
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 97th State House District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
154,9662024 5-year
Median household income
$103,1332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.3%
40,33160,016102,021
R
−20.2%
38,67858,62698,960
R
−25.4%
29,82152,13687,870
R
−31.3%
30,52858,77890,195
R
−22.5%
32,97852,43786,349
R
−32.8%
28,31456,26785,271
R
−31.2%
24,62748,05275,142
R
−18.2%
21,87232,98361,138
R
−20.8%
19,17932,98866,337
R
−20.6%
21,62632,95854,906
R
−31.1%
18,02134,42252,796
R
−23.6%
17,92230,32752,591
R
−17.7%
18,50326,69746,364
R
−24.8%
13,50622,88137,737
R
−17.8%
12,50918,50333,656
D
+8.3%
16,16113,67629,891
R
−16.8%
11,54316,22427,802
R
−37.7%
6,59614,67821,425
R
−32.0%
6,77013,17819,994
R
−9.4%
6,2827,61914,175
R
−16.7%
5,9208,31314,349
R
−12.9%
6,0647,88314,099
D
+26.7%
7,5424,24512,347
D
+27.3%
7,0743,99211,294
R
−19.4%
4,0616,03810,207
O
−28.2%
9683,3058,284
R
−54.7%
1,3404,9376,572
D
+2.3%
2,2362,1304,537
D
+21.4%
2,2151,3444,074
R
−4.3%
2,1152,3164,665
R
−17.7%
1,7772,5864,566
R
−12.8%
1,9662,5614,666
R
−19.0%
1,8752,8004,863
D
+11.3%
2,2951,8134,274
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.3%
Irish
12.1%
Polish
11.0%
English
6.9%
Italian
5.3%
American
4.2%
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: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.8%
65–74
6.1%
7.4%
55–64
7.5%
6.4%
45–54
6.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.5%
5.3%
25–34
5.3%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,133
Assembly District 97 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 97$103,133
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.5%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.1%
Mainline Protestant
16.3%
Other Christian
8.3%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 97th State House District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,133, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 154,966 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 97, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 97, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.3 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 102,021 votes cast, 40,331 went Democratic and 60,016 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 97, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 97, 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 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 97, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 97, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Assembly District 97, Wisconsin?
Assembly District 97, Wisconsin has a population of 154,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 97, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Assembly District 97, Wisconsin is $103,133 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Assembly District 97, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 97, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.