State Senate District 25 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 25th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 180,6622024 5-year
Median household income: $69,9522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 3 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	−13.6%	46,909	61,964	110,529
2020	R	−9.6%	46,934	57,075	105,593
2016	R	−10.6%	39,051	48,958	93,387
2012	D	+9.9%	50,994	41,660	94,127
2008	D	+15.7%	54,123	39,240	94,942
2004	D	+11.0%	54,846	43,903	99,676
2000	D	+8.5%	43,542	36,337	84,973
1996	D	+20.0%	38,310	23,657	73,215
1992	D	+17.1%	38,899	24,716	83,091
1988	D	+18.5%	43,918	30,108	74,480
1984	D	+9.4%	42,435	35,079	78,071
1980	D	+8.0%	38,802	32,544	78,599
1976	D	+20.5%	43,144	28,209	73,024
1972	R	−1.7%	31,382	32,460	64,988
1968	D	+14.2%	32,832	24,191	60,945
1964	D	+39.0%	42,841	18,768	61,726
1960	D	+7.9%	35,524	30,281	65,976
1956	R	−2.8%	30,240	31,994	62,428
1952	R	−7.7%	30,168	35,207	65,700
1948	D	+19.5%	34,465	22,852	59,657
1944	D	+12.7%	34,148	26,407	61,053
1940	D	+16.5%	41,800	29,838	72,662
1936	D	+38.7%	44,663	18,858	66,642
1932	D	+21.8%	33,244	20,807	57,130
1928	R	−27.3%	19,107	33,843	54,074
1924	O	−32.5%	2,058	17,025	46,083
1920	R	−57.8%	5,631	25,977	35,182
1916	R	−8.7%	9,534	11,555	23,324
1912	O	+5.2%	5,602	4,604	19,040
1908	R	−38.0%	5,987	14,737	23,002
1904	R	−63.3%	3,358	17,876	22,924
1900	R	−44.0%	6,190	16,582	23,609
1896	R	−34.7%	7,357	15,466	23,369
1892	R	−11.4%	7,384	9,483	18,433
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

29.0%

Irish

10.2%

English

7.7%

Polish

5.8%

American

3.8%

French

3.3%

Italian

3.1%

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: 48.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

3.5%

75–84

3.5%

8.1%

65–74

7.6%

8.5%

55–64

8.4%

5.9%

45–54

5.6%

35–44

5.5%

5.1%

25–34

5.0%

3.5%

18–24

3.1%

7.4%

5–17

6.8%

2.2%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,952

State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 25$69,952

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European0.9%

Spanish0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

14.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.5%

Other Christian

5.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Methodist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Madison's urban core, this district returned a 51.5-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where statewide races routinely finish within a few percentage points.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 25th State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,952 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 25, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 25, Wisconsin voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 110,529 votes cast, 46,909 went Democratic and 61,964 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 25, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, Wisconsin as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.

When did State Senate District 25, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 25, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 25, Wisconsin has a population of 180,662 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 25, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 25, Wisconsin is $69,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 25, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 25th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024.

Key facts

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