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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Wisconsin's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
132,843
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 5th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
132,8432024 5-year
Median household income
$78,6332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.8%2024 5-year
Black
17.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+14.7%
41,82630,94974,200
D
+15.3%
41,44030,27172,929
D
+12.4%
36,01227,59567,820
D
+10.3%
40,08532,55073,379
D
+13.5%
39,61430,09170,530
D
+3.0%
36,23134,08170,917
D
+1.3%
30,92330,09363,385
D
+10.1%
26,78221,37653,302
D
+5.4%
27,78924,36263,705
D
+10.1%
31,69225,86457,921
D
+1.7%
29,69728,71958,761
D
+2.7%
27,82726,25559,161
D
+5.2%
28,82725,89356,418
R
−1.9%
23,72724,66850,120
D
+5.5%
22,98620,35547,503
D
+27.2%
31,65218,07949,832
D
+11.1%
27,54322,01249,661
R
−15.6%
18,46025,35244,116
R
−6.6%
21,05924,07045,335
D
+11.9%
19,26915,01235,924
D
+14.6%
20,83615,44336,982
D
+19.2%
21,24914,23236,486
D
+53.3%
22,5846,16230,838
D
+42.4%
17,5706,10827,003
D
+10.3%
11,3239,09621,726
O
−25.4%
1,5885,56715,691
R
−35.1%
2,7107,89114,781
D
+8.3%
3,7513,0458,479
D
+13.5%
3,0071,9887,549
R
−5.3%
2,8103,2297,879
R
−21.2%
2,0503,6577,586
R
−15.3%
2,7513,8527,187
R
−16.1%
2,8593,9927,058
D
+0.1%
2,7262,7215,654
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.8%
Polish
9.6%
Irish
9.2%
English
5.0%
Italian
4.3%
American
2.7%
French
2.0%
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
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.8%
7.0%
25–34
7.2%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,633
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$78,633
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.9%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.7%
Mainline Protestant
9.4%
Other Christian
9.2%
Non-Christian
4.7%
Baptist
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Methodist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Fox Valley and surrounding rural areas, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 29 points, a margin that places it well outside the competitive terrain that defines Wisconsin statewide.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 5th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,633, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 132,843 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 14.7 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 74,200 votes cast, 41,826 went Democratic and 30,949 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 5, Wisconsin has a population of 132,843 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 5, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Wisconsin is $78,633 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.