State Senate District 23 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 23rd State Senate District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 230,3852024 5-year
Median household income: $69,9672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 0 D · 8 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	−28.7%	44,323	81,050	127,948
2020	R	−26.4%	43,543	75,670	121,471
2016	R	−24.7%	38,032	64,981	109,080
2012	R	−4.0%	51,631	55,949	109,226
2008	D	+8.5%	58,383	49,095	109,542
2004	R	−3.8%	53,843	58,164	113,288
2000	R	−6.8%	43,621	50,332	99,248
1996	D	+9.7%	39,045	30,730	85,815
1992	D	+6.9%	39,971	33,050	100,454
1988	D	+4.5%	45,315	41,412	87,337
1984	R	−10.0%	39,805	48,802	89,628
1980	R	−4.6%	41,523	45,812	94,218
1976	D	+10.5%	45,676	36,811	84,494
1972	R	−11.8%	31,527	40,300	74,586
1968	R	−7.4%	29,380	34,569	70,555
1964	D	+26.0%	45,582	26,736	72,445
1960	R	−4.9%	36,550	40,323	77,049
1956	R	−19.7%	28,779	42,942	72,057
1952	R	−29.6%	26,667	49,287	76,321
1948	D	+5.9%	32,364	28,619	63,234
1944	R	−10.2%	29,681	36,514	66,915
1940	R	−11.5%	32,730	41,424	75,399
1936	D	+22.3%	40,313	24,738	69,875
1932	D	+34.2%	39,696	18,819	61,061
1928	R	−25.6%	21,098	35,919	57,830
1924	O	−29.3%	2,497	17,482	51,220
1920	R	−68.4%	4,271	31,533	39,872
1916	R	−22.0%	9,435	15,198	26,161
1912	R	−3.3%	7,367	8,107	22,349
1908	R	−33.5%	7,985	16,841	26,401
1904	R	−53.3%	5,246	18,667	25,193
1900	R	−38.1%	6,809	15,584	23,034
1896	R	−29.0%	7,600	14,079	22,347
1892	R	−5.9%	7,563	8,616	17,956
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

39.9%

Irish

8.6%

Polish

7.0%

English

6.3%

American

3.7%

French

2.7%

Italian

2.0%

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: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.9%

75–84

3.1%

6.4%

65–74

6.1%

7.6%

55–64

7.1%

6.1%

45–54

5.5%

6.1%

35–44

5.6%

25–34

5.0%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,967

State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 23$69,967

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.1%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)11.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.2%

Spanish2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.4%

Mainline Protestant

18.7%

Other Christian

7.1%

Methodist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the forests and agricultural communities of central Wisconsin, this district recorded a 13.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the rural, majority-white electorate that has shaped its consistent voting patterns over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,967, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 230,385 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 23, Wisconsin voted Republican by 28.7 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 127,948 votes cast, 44,323 went Democratic and 81,050 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 23, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 23, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 23, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 23, Wisconsin has a population of 230,385 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 23, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 23, Wisconsin is $69,967 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 23rd State Senate District delivered R+29 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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