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Wisconsin 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+27.82012D+20.92016D+5.12020D+5.22024D+1.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+1.0
2024
median income$78,479U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age41.6U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate9.3%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.7%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english7.6%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German38.6%
Irish14.6%
English11.5%
Mexican1.9%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Wisconsin 17th State Senate District

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Wisconsin 17th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+1.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Wisconsin 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Wisconsin 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+1.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Wisconsin 17th State Senate District · D+1.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.8%52,045
Donald TrumpRepublican48.8%50,964
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.4%1,447
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wisconsin 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Crawford County, WIRepublicanR+13.8
Dane County, WIDemocraticD+51.5
Grant County, WIRepublicanR+18.1
Green County, WIDemocraticD+0.3
Iowa County, WIDemocraticD+7.6
Lafayette County, WIRepublicanR+20.2
Vernon County, WIRepublicanR+7.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.8%Harris52,045
48.8%Trump50,964
1.4%Kennedy1,447
+1.0%
104,456
D
51.7%Biden51,553
46.6%Trump46,412
1.7%Jorgensen1,732
+5.2%
99,697
D
49.2%Clinton43,994
44.1%Trump39,449
6.8%Johnson6,047
+5.1%
89,490
D
60.4%Obama53,781
39.6%Romney35,191
0.0%
+20.9%
88,972
D
62.9%Obama55,400
35.1%McCain30,913
2.1%Nader1,820
+27.8%
88,133
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: +1.0% in 2024.+1.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.8%
2012+20.9%
2016+5.1%
2020+5.2%
2024+1.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RHoward MarkleinState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the Fox Valley and surrounding rural areas, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by nearly 23 points, making it among the most one-sided legislative turf in a state otherwise known for razor-thin statewide margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.0 points.

A population of 178,093, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,479 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 32.

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 14
Wisconsin
90.3twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% White
State Senate District 32
Wisconsin
88.4twin score
2008 margin% Whiteelasticity≠ Norwegian ancestry
State Senate District 15
Wisconsin
85.6twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendelasticity≠ college share

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 17th State Senate District

counties it covers6
Crawford CountyDane CountyGrant CountyGreen CountyIowa CountyLafayette County

Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 17th State Senate District voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 104,456 votes cast, 52,045 went Democratic and 50,964 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 17th State Senate District?
Wisconsin 17th State Senate District has a population of 178,093 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 17th State Senate District is $78,479 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.