State Senate District 29 State Senate District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 29th State Senate District, Wisconsin: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 181,5812024 5-year
Median household income: $74,1912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 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	−18.5%	42,016	61,373	104,896
2020	R	−17.7%	40,908	58,819	101,459
2016	R	−17.1%	35,624	51,461	92,503
2012	R	−2.8%	44,850	47,501	93,636
2008	D	+12.0%	50,886	39,841	92,393
2004	R	−5.4%	43,710	48,790	93,606
2000	R	−3.4%	36,865	39,646	80,961
1996	D	+8.1%	33,368	27,575	71,676
1992	D	+0.2%	30,270	30,127	80,916
1988	R	−0.8%	34,399	34,988	69,875
1984	R	−18.0%	27,980	40,521	69,699
1980	R	−6.8%	31,775	36,839	74,925
1976	D	+3.0%	33,647	31,666	66,948
1972	R	−10.8%	24,800	31,100	58,411
1968	R	−3.7%	23,277	25,200	52,437
1964	D	+26.2%	32,328	18,872	51,272
1960	R	−12.7%	23,790	30,747	54,573
1956	R	−28.7%	17,697	32,002	49,907
1952	R	−28.7%	17,591	31,797	49,579
1948	D	+3.9%	19,806	18,276	38,801
1944	R	−14.0%	17,585	23,356	41,360
1940	R	−5.6%	19,990	22,392	42,906
1936	D	+33.7%	25,298	11,974	39,552
1932	D	+41.7%	24,339	9,765	34,927
1928	R	−5.1%	14,681	16,294	31,334
1924	O	−21.9%	2,079	8,226	28,056
1920	R	−56.3%	3,319	17,276	24,789
1916	R	−18.7%	5,791	8,635	15,210
1912	D	+7.4%	5,737	4,719	13,787
1908	R	−16.1%	6,165	8,659	15,531
1904	R	−38.4%	4,383	10,214	15,178
1900	R	−23.5%	5,224	8,533	14,088
1896	R	−18.5%	5,445	7,993	13,768
1892	D	+11.8%	5,822	4,540	10,825
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

44.6%

Polish

14.4%

Irish

8.7%

English

6.3%

American

4.0%

French

2.5%

Italian

2.3%

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: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.7%

75–84

3.1%

5.8%

65–74

6.0%

7.4%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

5.7%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.0%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,191

State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 29$74,191

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.5%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.3%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Spanish1.9%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.5%

Mainline Protestant

20.0%

Other Christian

5.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Methodist

1.0%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 29th State Senate District in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by eighteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-two points in 1932; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 181,581, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,191 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 29, Wisconsin voted Republican by 18.5 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 104,896 votes cast, 42,016 went Democratic and 61,373 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 29, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Wisconsin as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 29, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State Senate District 29, Wisconsin?

State Senate District 29, Wisconsin has a population of 181,581 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 29, Wisconsin?

Median household income in State Senate District 29, Wisconsin is $74,191 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 29th State Senate District delivered R+18 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

Demographics

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