congressional districtWisconsin 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+27.1
2008D+42.0
2012D+38.3
2016D+37.6
2020D+41.6
2024D+40.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+13.1D+27.1 → D+40.1
vs. U.S. · 2024D+41.6D+40.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 82.5% of 567,284 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
324,602
136,644
7,016
468,262
567,284
82.5%
2020
310,859
125,911
7,452
444,222
539,822†
82.3%
2016
260,099
110,862
25,718
396,679
515,797†
76.9%
2012
269,155
118,656
5,528
393,339
492,783†
79.8%
2008
259,183
104,267
5,508
368,958
483,866†
76.3%
2004
227,539
129,847
3,494
360,880
474,950†
76.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWI-2WisconsinUnited States
German34.2%35.8%12.5%
Irish13.4%10.4%9.4%
English10.4%6.7%9.5%
Norwegian8.9%6.1%—
Polish4.6%7.6%2.2%
Italian3.6%2.7%4.8%
American3.0%3.4%5.3%
French2.1%2.2%1.6%
Mexican4.4%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.1%1.8%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Spaniard0.2%——
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Venezuelan0.2%——
Chinese1.3%0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian1.3%0.6%1.4%
Hmong0.7%1.0%—
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
African American†3.1%5.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.2%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
WI-2
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
37.3
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.9%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
WI-2
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$87,636
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.0%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
WI-2
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.3%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
5.0%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
0.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.3%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
WI-2
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
—
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+27.1%
2008
+42.0%
2012
+38.3%
2016
+37.6%
2020
+41.6%
2024
+40.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
D
70.1%320,317
29.8%136,357
457,257
2022
2
D
71.0%268,740
26.9%101,890
378,537
2020
2
D
69.7%318,523
30.3%138,306
457,205
2018
2
D
97.4%309,116
0.0%0
317,295
2016
2
D
68.7%273,537
31.2%124,044
398,060
2014
2
D
68.4%224,920
31.5%103,619
328,847
2012
2
D
67.9%265,422
31.9%124,683
390,898
2010
2
D
61.8%191,164
38.2%118,099
309,263
2008
2
D
69.3%277,914
30.6%122,513
400,841
2006
2
D
62.8%191,414
37.1%113,015
304,688
2004
2
D
63.3%251,637
36.7%145,810
397,447
2002
2
D
66.0%163,313
33.8%83,694
247,410
2000
2
D
51.4%163,534
48.6%154,632
318,380
1998
2
D
52.9%116,377
47.0%103,528
220,115
1996
2
R
41.0%110,467
57.4%154,557
269,374
1994
2
R
28.7%55,406
69.2%133,734
193,249
1992
2
R
37.0%108,291
62.6%183,366
292,797
1990
2
R
46.8%85,156
53.2%96,938
182,118
1988
2
D
58.5%151,501
41.5%107,457
258,977
1986
2
D
55.5%106,919
44.2%85,156
192,535
1984
2
D
63.6%159,987
36.3%91,345
251,357
1982
2
D
60.6%112,677
38.7%71,989
186,045
1980
2
D
54.0%142,037
45.4%119,514
263,138
1978
2
D
57.7%99,631
41.3%71,412
172,762
1976
2
D
65.6%155,158
34.4%81,350
236,545
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
69.9%325,697
28.6%133,275
466,190
2022
R
49.4%1,310,467
50.4%1,337,185
2,652,477
2018
D
55.4%1,472,914
44.6%1,184,885
2,657,799
2016
R
46.8%1,380,335
50.2%1,479,471
2,948,733
2012
D
51.4%1,547,104
45.9%1,380,126
3,009,298
2010
R
47.0%1,020,958
51.9%1,126,133
2,170,693
2006
D
67.3%1,439,214
29.5%630,299
2,138,297
2004
D
55.4%1,632,697
44.1%1,301,183
2,948,909
2000
D
61.5%1,563,238
37.0%940,744
2,540,083
1998
D
50.6%890,059
48.4%852,272
1,760,130
1994
D
58.3%912,662
40.7%636,989
1,565,628
1992
D
52.6%1,290,662
46.0%1,129,599
2,454,665
1988
D
52.1%1,128,625
47.5%1,030,440
2,168,190
1986
R
47.4%702,963
50.9%754,573
1,483,174
1982
D
63.6%983,311
34.1%527,355
1,544,883
1980
R
48.3%1,065,487
50.2%1,106,311
2,204,135
1976
D
72.6%1,404,324
27.0%521,902
1,935,183
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Tammy Baldwin · Democrat69.9%325,697
Eric Hovde · Republican28.6%133,275
Phil Anderson · Disrupt The Corruption1.0%4,542
Thomas Leager · America First0.5%2,255
Write-In0.1%420
John Schiess0.0%1
Home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a dense concentration of state-government workers, WI-02 delivered a 38-point Democratic margin in 2024 — among the widest in the Midwest — driven by high turnout in Dane County's college-educated electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.
A population of 736,820, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,636 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 5.
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How did Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 40.1 points (D+40.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 468,262 votes cast, 324,602 went Democratic and 136,644 went Republican.
How many people live in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District has a population of 736,820 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District is $87,636 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
