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1876–2024
State Senate District 28·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 28th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Wisconsin's most reliably Republican state senate seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
WI
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
161,391
2024 ACS

Wisconsin 28th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
161,3912024 5-year
Median household income
$98,7902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−16.7%
42,01459,189102,864
R
−17.0%
40,78057,882100,335
R
−21.6%
32,02651,26288,938
R
−25.5%
34,09957,69692,671
R
−17.7%
36,09051,85488,914
R
−27.7%
31,58556,07088,369
R
−26.3%
27,46947,94577,943
R
−12.7%
24,81032,99164,444
R
−16.2%
21,97333,38170,595
R
−14.9%
25,10233,95259,434
R
−24.6%
21,54935,74257,689
R
−19.7%
20,63431,93557,277
R
−13.2%
21,56228,29951,139
R
−22.2%
15,91425,40142,790
R
−12.4%
14,99519,75038,366
D
+13.6%
19,55214,85534,463
R
−8.7%
14,88217,70932,641
R
−29.2%
9,29017,01026,474
R
−21.3%
9,91515,28625,273
R
−0.5%
8,9759,07318,562
D
+0.7%
9,2259,09818,494
R
−0.7%
8,7158,84517,810
D
+30.2%
9,5344,90415,330
D
+24.8%
8,1464,77113,590
R
−17.8%
5,0387,25212,438
R
−39.3%
8824,81410,007
R
−51.6%
1,5765,5817,768
R
−0.1%
2,1722,1784,683
D
+13.2%
1,8741,3444,023
R
−17.9%
1,7142,5524,685
R
−30.3%
1,3312,7134,566
R
−23.0%
1,6942,7534,606
R
−22.1%
1,7712,8204,742
R
−1.0%
1,8521,8914,024
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
39.1%
Irish
11.6%
Polish
10.6%
English
7.0%
Italian
5.6%
American
3.9%
French
2.5%
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
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.5%
75–84
3.1%
5.7%
65–74
6.1%
7.3%
55–64
7.5%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.5%
35–44
6.4%
5.5%
25–34
5.4%
3.9%
18–24
3.7%
8.4%
5–17
7.9%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$98,790
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$98,790
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)6.0%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.7%
Mainline Protestant
13.2%
Other Christian
7.7%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural communities of west-central Wisconsin, this district delivered a 28-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the state's most consistent red-column performers at every level of the ballot.

The Republican margin in Wisconsin 28th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $98,790, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 161,391 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 102,864 votes cast, 42,014 went Democratic and 59,189 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Wisconsin's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 28, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 28, Wisconsin?
State Senate District 28, Wisconsin has a population of 161,391 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 28, Wisconsin?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Wisconsin is $98,790 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.