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1876–2024
State Senate District 16·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 16th State Senate District has voted Democratic in sixteen straight presidential cycles.

Milwaukee's most Democratic state senate district by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
D+42
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
263,596
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 16th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
263,5962024 5-year
Median household income
$88,8182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.0%2024 5-year
Black
4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
+41.6%
116,12047,056166,070
D
+42.5%
110,43743,720156,817
D
+38.0%
92,41338,950140,715
D
+35.8%
93,54443,701139,262
D
+39.6%
90,14238,466130,415
D
+25.5%
78,86046,580126,738
D
+22.1%
62,53338,692107,700
D
+22.1%
48,74129,11988,831
D
+20.2%
50,12830,39897,447
D
+15.8%
46,68033,83981,160
D
+5.4%
41,96137,66880,201
D
+10.6%
38,71430,22879,933
D
+8.1%
38,04432,12273,130
D
+10.1%
35,40928,84665,134
D
+11.5%
27,45721,56751,390
D
+37.9%
32,92814,80747,828
R
−2.5%
22,53123,68146,312
R
−11.0%
17,41121,74139,349
R
−9.9%
18,00721,99140,097
D
+13.8%
17,29212,98531,260
D
+11.6%
17,76614,05032,074
D
+17.5%
19,46713,60933,392
D
+37.1%
19,4578,64429,113
D
+23.5%
16,0609,78926,676
R
−11.1%
10,64813,32624,180
O
−24.4%
1,5026,83921,891
R
−61.7%
2,79613,23016,919
D
+10.1%
5,6104,55110,449
D
+27.0%
5,6242,9919,741
D
+0.1%
5,2495,23810,888
R
−18.9%
4,0706,05910,501
R
−10.1%
4,4445,48310,240
R
−13.3%
4,2845,66310,362
D
+13.4%
5,0033,7589,288
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.5%
Irish
12.7%
English
9.4%
Polish
5.3%
Italian
3.8%
American
2.6%
French
2.2%
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: 36.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.6%
65–74
4.9%
5.7%
55–64
5.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
7.0%
35–44
6.7%
7.7%
25–34
7.2%
6.6%
18–24
6.5%
7.6%
5–17
7.1%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,818
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$88,818
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.9%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.8%
Mainline Protestant
13.2%
Other Christian
5.4%
Non-Christian
2.9%
Methodist
1.5%
Baptist
0.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the heart of Milwaukee, this district delivers some of the most lopsided Democratic margins in Wisconsin, reflecting a dense urban electorate with high concentrations of Black residents and renters.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 16th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,818, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 263,596 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 41.6 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 166,070 votes cast, 116,120 went Democratic and 47,056 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, 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 16, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 16, Wisconsin has a population of 263,596 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 16, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Wisconsin is $88,818 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, 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.