State Senate District 19 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 19th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 293,6402024 5-year
Median household income: $77,8882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.2%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 1 D · 5 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	−12.3%	72,411	93,173	168,132
2020	R	−11.5%	70,487	89,284	162,944
2016	R	−13.3%	58,557	78,069	146,417
2012	R	−0.4%	72,600	73,128	148,112
2008	D	+10.5%	78,855	63,575	144,933
2004	R	−8.6%	65,820	78,405	145,866
2000	R	−7.9%	54,058	63,838	123,914
1996	D	+2.4%	47,483	44,930	106,232
1992	R	−8.2%	41,779	51,883	123,285
1988	R	−10.6%	45,476	56,300	102,438
1984	R	−28.1%	35,206	63,006	98,922
1980	R	−17.4%	37,808	55,796	103,298
1976	R	−11.3%	39,763	50,204	92,036
1972	R	−21.7%	30,540	48,031	80,612
1968	R	−22.4%	26,205	42,822	74,308
1964	D	+4.7%	37,243	33,887	71,250
1960	R	−24.4%	28,029	46,154	74,305
1956	R	−48.5%	16,205	47,199	63,884
1952	R	−45.4%	18,343	48,981	67,492
1948	R	−19.4%	20,320	30,352	51,677
1944	R	−29.3%	19,443	35,689	55,468
1940	R	−19.5%	23,485	34,987	58,915
1936	D	+16.6%	30,090	21,101	54,222
1932	D	+21.4%	29,093	18,632	48,783
1928	R	−21.2%	18,151	28,052	46,620
1924	O	−32.7%	2,862	15,398	38,362
1920	R	−58.5%	5,491	24,358	32,229
1916	R	−17.4%	8,591	12,394	21,794
1912	D	+9.8%	7,538	5,613	19,608
1908	R	−25.2%	7,905	13,613	22,644
1904	R	−44.4%	5,701	15,521	22,107
1900	R	−29.6%	7,802	14,647	23,121
1896	R	−33.0%	7,586	15,397	23,669
1892	R	−3.0%	9,015	9,603	19,652
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

42.2%

Irish

10.1%

Polish

7.7%

English

6.3%

American

3.9%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.6%

7.1%

55–64

7.0%

6.2%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

5.9%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

8.0%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,888

State Senate District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 19$77,888

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.5%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.5%

speak English only

Spanish2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.1%

Mainline Protestant

18.3%

Other Christian

7.1%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.9, this district ranks among the state's most consistently one-sided, suggesting a rural or small-town base where statewide competitive races play out very differently than in Wisconsin's swing corridors.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 19th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,888 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 19, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 19, Wisconsin voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 168,132 votes cast, 72,411 went Democratic and 93,173 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 19, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 19, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 19, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 19, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 19, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 19, Wisconsin has a population of 293,640 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 19, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 19, Wisconsin is $77,888 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 19, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 19, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 19th State Senate District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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