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Wisconsin 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+12.92012R+21.12016R+7.52020D+0.52024D+2.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+2.5
2024
median income$103,557U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate4.9%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.7%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english11.4%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German41.0%
Irish12.0%
Polish11.0%
African American†4.6%
Asian Indian1.1%
Hmong1.0%
Chinese0.5%
Mexican2.2%
Puerto Rican0.7%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 8th State Senate District

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Wisconsin 8th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+2.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+2.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 8th State Senate District · D+2.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.6%61,384
Donald TrumpRepublican48.1%58,396
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.3%1,607
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Milwaukee County, WIDemocraticD+38.4
Ozaukee County, WIRepublicanR+10.4
Washington County, WIRepublicanR+36.2
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
D
50.6%Harris61,384
48.1%Trump58,396
1.3%Kennedy1,607
+2.5%
121,387
D
49.4%Biden58,839
48.9%Trump58,217
1.7%Jorgensen1,970
+0.5%
119,026
R
42.8%Clinton45,254
50.3%Trump53,166
7.0%Johnson7,368
−7.5%
105,788
R
39.5%Obama42,289
60.5%Romney64,901
0.0%
−21.1%
107,190
R
43.0%Obama44,699
55.9%McCain58,060
1.1%Nader1,132
−12.9%
103,891
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: +2.5% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+2.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−12.9%
2012−21.1%
2016−7.5%
2020+0.5%
2024+2.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJodi Habush SinykinState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.5 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 21.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.5 points.

A population of 178,049, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,557 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 28.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 5
Wisconsin
97.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticityPolish ancestry
State Senate District 28
Wisconsin
83.4twin score
Polish ancestry2008–2012 trajectoryGerman ancestry≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 26
Illinois
81.5twin score
12-yr trendPolish ancestry% Catholic≠ % Asian

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 8th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Milwaukee CountyOzaukee CountyWashington CountyWaukesha County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 2.5 points (D+2.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 121,387 votes cast, 61,384 went Democratic and 58,396 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Wisconsin 8th State Senate District?
Wisconsin 8th State Senate District has a population of 178,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 8th State Senate District is $103,557 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.