State Senate District 11 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 11th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 314,2602024 5-year
Median household income: $80,0082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.7%2024 5-year
Black: 5.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.4%	76,203	94,130	172,886
2020	R	−7.4%	76,342	88,784	168,029
2016	R	−6.6%	64,233	74,013	147,458
2012	D	+3.4%	79,510	74,275	155,728
2008	D	+9.9%	81,967	66,994	151,277
2004	R	−3.5%	70,805	75,996	148,227
2000	R	−2.8%	58,517	61,995	125,592
1996	D	+9.7%	51,202	40,882	106,010
1992	D	+3.5%	47,887	43,662	120,415
1988	D	+2.5%	51,991	49,447	102,221
1984	R	−9.0%	47,950	57,553	106,253
1980	R	−7.5%	45,836	53,981	109,227
1976	R	−1.1%	48,988	50,118	101,668
1972	R	−18.7%	35,252	51,924	89,344
1968	R	−5.0%	35,483	39,604	82,676
1964	D	+22.4%	51,074	32,324	83,524
1960	R	−6.9%	38,311	44,025	82,480
1956	R	−25.1%	27,534	46,218	74,293
1952	R	−16.9%	31,149	43,889	75,263
1948	D	+1.8%	29,080	28,037	59,003
1944	D	+4.5%	30,622	27,942	59,085
1940	D	+0.1%	28,766	28,727	58,202
1936	D	+24.1%	31,345	18,626	52,877
1932	D	+16.2%	25,914	18,304	47,076
1928	R	−18.9%	17,764	26,166	44,473
1924	R	−47.4%	2,886	20,977	38,171
1920	R	−62.0%	4,401	22,050	28,444
1916	R	−14.8%	6,425	8,860	16,414
1912	D	+5.8%	5,367	4,545	14,216
1908	R	−26.2%	4,996	9,142	15,812
1904	R	−40.8%	3,649	9,745	14,949
1900	R	−32.5%	4,930	9,927	15,380
1896	R	−32.8%	4,883	9,923	15,361
1892	R	−11.8%	5,229	6,762	12,971
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

30.5%

Irish

11.4%

English

8.0%

Polish

7.6%

Italian

6.9%

American

3.4%

French

2.1%

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

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

5.3%

65–74

5.6%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

5.2%

18–24

4.9%

8.4%

5–17

7.9%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,008

State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 11$80,008

Wisconsin$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.8%

speak English only

Spanish8.3%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.2%

Mainline Protestant

8.2%

Other Christian

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Methodist

1.2%

Baptist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin's 11th Senate District posted a 30-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent anchor of GOP strength in the state's legislative map and a low-volatility district for statewide modeling.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 11th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $80,008 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 11, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 11, Wisconsin voted Republican by 10.4 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 172,886 votes cast, 76,203 went Democratic and 94,130 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 11, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 11, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 11, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 11, Wisconsin has a population of 314,260 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 11, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 11, Wisconsin is $80,008 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 11th State Senate District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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