Wisconsin 43rd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
61.8%
19,464 votes · D+25.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 58.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
81.2%
5,899 votes · R+66.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 67.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
19,464votes
61.8% of the vote · D+25.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 18,722 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
15,769votes
46.6% of the vote · D+5.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,177 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+18.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+25.4 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +14.7 pts
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
+40.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+66.4 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +28.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBrienne BrownState House · 43
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.3%14,380
53.7%16,662
31,042
2018
D
56.8%7,090
43.2%5,389
12,479
Assembly District 43 has posted double-digit Republican presidential margins in recent cycles, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate that has shifted steadily away from its historic Democratic-leaning roots over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 66.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.
A population of 59,228, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,414 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 95 and Assembly District 44.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Wisconsin 43rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 43rd State House District voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,837 votes cast, 17,539 went Democratic and 15,769 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 43rd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 43rd State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Wisconsin 43rd State House District?
Wisconsin 43rd State House District has a population of 59,228 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 43rd State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 43rd State House District is $78,414 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 43rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 43rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.