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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 8th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Milwaukee's most Democratic legislative district by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
148,631
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 8th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
148,6312024 5-year
Median household income
$84,7452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.7%2024 5-year
Black
11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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
+3.0%
45,25542,60489,489
D
+2.8%
44,19241,74987,394
R
−0.9%
36,88537,62579,680
R
−5.4%
39,46544,06184,394
R
−0.0%
39,96739,97380,893
R
−10.5%
35,86444,35380,887
R
−11.9%
30,53939,12772,259
R
−1.5%
26,66827,54960,007
R
−4.9%
26,47929,84869,456
R
−2.2%
29,77931,11561,300
R
−10.5%
27,28133,73861,401
R
−7.6%
25,95330,65461,854
R
−4.1%
27,03229,40558,091
R
−9.0%
21,80226,29250,006
R
−1.7%
20,46921,25345,565
D
+22.6%
28,04017,67145,799
D
+4.9%
23,81621,57345,480
R
−20.8%
15,55623,78339,630
R
−12.2%
17,47322,37240,012
D
+8.2%
16,17613,61731,075
D
+7.7%
16,96114,48932,005
D
+13.2%
17,36913,21531,394
D
+52.1%
19,5035,50726,884
D
+46.8%
16,1255,05023,682
D
+13.4%
10,5057,90119,399
O
−21.6%
1,4984,58014,249
R
−40.1%
2,4487,85413,492
D
+5.8%
3,6733,2028,126
D
+18.8%
3,2831,9207,239
D
+0.8%
3,1513,0877,608
R
−15.4%
2,3963,5317,358
R
−5.4%
3,1763,5657,193
R
−8.3%
3,2183,8167,243
D
+14.5%
3,2092,3745,759
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.5%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
9.3%
English
6.1%
Italian
4.6%
American
3.0%
French
2.3%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.4%
75–84
2.9%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
6.6%
55–64
6.8%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.3%
25–34
6.3%
4.3%
18–24
4.3%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$84,745
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$84,745
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.2%
Mainline Protestant
13.2%
Other Christian
7.8%
Non-Christian
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Baptist
2.1%
Methodist
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Milwaukee's urban core, this district delivered a 46-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided state senate seats in Wisconsin and a reliable indicator of the city's dense, majority-minority precincts.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 8th State Senate District has rarely exceeded fifty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $84,745 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 3.0 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 89,489 votes cast, 45,255 went Democratic and 42,604 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Wisconsin voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 8, Wisconsin has a population of 148,631 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 8, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Wisconsin is $84,745 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.