State Senate District 10 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 10th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 187,8472024 5-year
Median household income: $93,0622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.6%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 1 D · 6 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−19.9%	44,351	66,944	113,677
2020	R	−16.3%	43,257	60,590	106,319
2016	R	−16.8%	35,085	50,647	92,577
2012	R	−4.5%	42,614	46,663	90,806
2008	D	+5.2%	46,830	42,093	90,601
2004	R	−0.8%	43,594	44,307	88,778
2000	R	−0.3%	32,744	32,977	69,687
1996	D	+18.1%	28,796	18,539	56,704
1992	D	+13.6%	28,263	19,378	65,254
1988	D	+11.6%	31,157	24,615	56,179
1984	R	−4.3%	26,886	29,306	56,598
1980	D	+2.6%	27,377	25,820	59,276
1976	D	+13.8%	29,511	22,209	52,832
1972	R	−6.9%	20,749	23,907	45,455
1968	R	−4.5%	18,335	20,199	41,006
1964	D	+30.9%	26,295	13,851	40,217
1960	R	−7.7%	19,396	22,630	42,083
1956	R	−17.0%	16,179	22,806	39,068
1952	R	−29.3%	14,466	26,514	41,066
1948	D	+10.4%	18,445	14,909	33,941
1944	R	−16.3%	14,538	20,257	35,048
1940	R	−20.7%	16,030	24,521	41,024
1936	D	+9.4%	18,806	15,193	38,424
1932	D	+21.3%	20,298	13,030	34,143
1928	R	−29.6%	12,490	23,125	35,903
1924	O	−33.0%	1,690	10,869	27,828
1920	R	−66.3%	3,397	19,029	23,563
1916	R	−11.2%	6,947	8,782	16,411
1912	R	−5.8%	4,994	5,871	15,128
1908	R	−39.6%	5,090	12,168	17,893
1904	R	−51.0%	4,145	13,466	18,276
1900	R	−36.2%	5,761	12,713	19,202
1896	R	−32.1%	6,782	13,535	21,045
1892	R	−13.7%	6,571	8,930	17,162
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

36.5%

Irish

11.2%

English

6.4%

Polish

6.0%

American

3.1%

French

2.9%

Italian

2.4%

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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.0%

2.3%

75–84

2.7%

5.4%

65–74

5.3%

7.2%

55–64

7.0%

6.4%

45–54

6.1%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

5.7%

25–34

5.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.7%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,062

State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 10$93,062

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.4%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.8%

speak English only

Spanish2.5%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

18.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

18.5%

Other Christian

6.2%

Methodist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Milwaukee's urban core, this district delivers some of the most lopsided Democratic margins in Wisconsin, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate where Republican candidates routinely finish below 20 percent.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 10th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,062, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 187,847 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 10, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 10, Wisconsin voted Republican by 19.9 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,677 votes cast, 44,351 went Democratic and 66,944 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 10, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 10, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 10, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 10, Wisconsin has a population of 187,847 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 10, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 10, Wisconsin is $93,062 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 10th State Senate District delivered R+20 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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