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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 2nd State Senate District delivered R+17 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A rural northwestern district that leaned hard toward Republicans in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
195,415
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 2nd State Senate District, Wisconsin: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
195,4152024 5-year
Median household income
$78,5752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.8%2024 5-year
Black
1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 1 D · 5 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
−16.7%
45,63864,232111,435
R
−15.9%
44,13461,133107,043
R
−17.3%
36,13552,45794,177
R
−3.0%
45,20948,02694,523
D
+9.7%
49,66040,77391,795
R
−10.0%
41,08550,36492,377
R
−7.1%
34,77240,37378,500
D
+4.8%
31,11627,89467,202
R
−5.4%
26,59630,69076,093
R
−5.5%
30,18333,73564,325
R
−26.9%
22,67239,54562,684
R
−20.4%
22,83035,82363,731
R
−6.1%
26,25629,74157,322
R
−22.3%
18,81830,00650,251
R
−22.7%
15,92626,40946,101
D
+11.6%
24,69119,54944,306
R
−15.2%
19,29226,22945,587
R
−44.3%
11,00228,69539,940
R
−45.1%
11,37630,10141,561
R
−11.2%
14,24617,90232,544
R
−21.9%
13,50221,10334,753
R
−8.5%
16,16919,17735,592
D
+32.0%
21,43810,67433,668
D
+39.7%
20,2088,55629,335
D
+0.6%
13,80113,62527,613
O
−24.6%
1,7587,36822,804
R
−56.1%
3,10513,45918,470
R
−14.7%
5,1797,03512,622
D
+5.0%
4,4543,90611,013
R
−23.9%
4,4607,42312,410
R
−42.7%
3,2578,43712,117
R
−27.9%
4,0617,30211,612
R
−25.7%
4,3367,42912,052
D
+14.4%
4,9103,6139,037
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.4%
Irish
9.1%
Polish
8.0%
English
5.0%
American
4.1%
French
3.1%
Italian
2.2%
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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
5.5%
65–74
5.6%
7.2%
55–64
7.1%
6.0%
45–54
5.9%
6.6%
35–44
6.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.0%
4.1%
18–24
4.0%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,575
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$78,575
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.1%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.3%
Mainline Protestant
17.3%
Other Christian
7.8%
Methodist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering sparsely populated counties in Wisconsin's northwest corner, this district backed the Republican presidential candidate by 16.5 points in 2024, reflecting the broader rural shift that has reshaped the region over the past decade.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty points in 1932; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 195,415, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,575 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 111,435 votes cast, 45,638 went Democratic and 64,232 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, Wisconsin as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 2, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 2, Wisconsin has a population of 195,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Wisconsin is $78,575 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.