State Senate District 24 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 24th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 151,8792024 5-year
Median household income: $69,4322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 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	−17.8%	33,987	49,009	84,509
2020	R	−15.9%	33,276	46,106	80,734
2016	R	−14.0%	29,189	39,358	72,884
2012	D	+6.3%	38,662	34,037	73,794
2008	D	+17.1%	42,232	29,680	73,225
2004	D	+2.1%	37,860	36,317	75,112
2000	D	+3.3%	31,653	29,531	64,760
1996	D	+14.3%	28,284	20,019	57,621
1992	D	+6.0%	26,686	22,760	65,391
1988	D	+2.0%	28,269	27,140	55,737
1984	R	−15.2%	23,558	32,075	56,011
1980	R	−3.8%	26,761	29,064	60,892
1976	D	+6.0%	27,641	24,411	53,398
1972	R	−12.3%	19,490	25,182	46,130
1968	R	−5.7%	17,665	19,995	40,937
1964	D	+26.3%	25,584	14,923	40,559
1960	R	−9.3%	19,511	23,521	43,097
1956	R	−25.4%	14,510	24,422	39,068
1952	R	−29.7%	14,419	26,695	41,264
1948	D	+2.4%	16,841	16,034	33,406
1944	R	−9.6%	16,083	19,512	35,778
1940	R	−4.2%	19,552	21,298	41,218
1936	D	+28.5%	23,314	12,560	37,716
1932	D	+38.5%	21,794	9,515	31,908
1928	R	−16.8%	12,532	17,648	30,505
1924	O	−21.7%	2,186	8,308	28,233
1920	R	−62.0%	3,658	18,212	23,484
1916	R	−14.1%	6,511	8,743	15,867
1912	R	−2.0%	5,470	5,760	14,163
1908	R	−26.1%	5,905	10,310	16,873
1904	R	−43.9%	4,582	12,201	17,353
1900	R	−31.5%	5,748	11,224	17,402
1896	R	−28.3%	6,135	11,163	17,763
1892	R	−5.9%	6,823	7,734	15,397
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

37.7%

Polish

11.8%

Irish

10.5%

English

7.1%

American

4.3%

Italian

2.5%

French

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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.4%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

6.3%

65–74

6.2%

7.7%

55–64

7.2%

6.2%

45–54

5.5%

6.3%

35–44

5.6%

6.2%

25–34

5.2%

4.6%

18–24

4.1%

8.1%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,432

State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 24$69,432

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.4%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.8%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.0%

Spanish2.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.3%

Mainline Protestant

14.6%

Other Christian

6.0%

Methodist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin Senate District 24 spans a predominantly rural corridor where the 2024 presidential margin reached R+13.1, reflecting a landscape of small towns and agricultural communities that has trended steadily away from statewide competitive averages.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 24th State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,432 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 24, Wisconsin voted Republican by 17.8 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,509 votes cast, 33,987 went Democratic and 49,009 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 24, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, 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 21 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 24, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 24, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 24, Wisconsin has a population of 151,879 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 24, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 24, Wisconsin is $69,432 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 24th State Senate District delivered R+18 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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