HarrisDemocratic48.8%14,651TrumpRepublican49.4%14,836OtherAll other candidates1.7%516
R+0.6- Lead
- 185
- Total
- 30,003
- vs nation
- D+0.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Wisconsin 85th State House District
Contests in this Place (46 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic48.7%14,488TrumpRepublican49.2%14,619OtherAll other candidates2.1%616
R+0.4- Lead
- 131
- Total
- 29,723
- vs nation
- R+4.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.0%12,233TrumpRepublican48.4%13,177OtherAll other candidates6.6%1,801
R+3.5- Lead
- 944
- Total
- 27,211
- vs nation
- R+5.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic53.8%15,012RomneyRepublican44.4%12,405OtherAll other candidates1.8%507
D+9.3- Lead
- 2,607
- Total
- 27,924
- vs nation
- D+5.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic60.3%16,820McCainRepublican36.7%10,233OtherAll other candidates3.0%828
D+23.6- Lead
- 6,587
- Total
- 27,881
- vs nation
- D+16.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic53.1%14,383BushRepublican45.4%12,295OtherAll other candidates1.5%403
D+7.7- Lead
- 2,088
- Total
- 27,081
- vs nation
- D+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic52.4%12,272BushRepublican41.7%9,762OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,379
D+10.7- Lead
- 2,510
- Total
- 23,413
- vs nation
- D+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic52.0%11,022DoleRepublican31.8%6,756OtherAll other candidates16.2%3,435
D+20.1- Lead
- 4,266
- Total
- 21,213
- vs nation
- D+11.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+0.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 59,1102024 5-year
- Population density
- 696 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 84.9 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $67,9312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61.9 in 1876MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40.3 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Assembly District 71, WI · twin score 87.6
presidential history
Party record book
Wisconsin 85th 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
Samuel J. Tilden1876
80.3%
968 votes · D+61.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 76.4%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
57.4%
3,854 votes · R+40.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 54.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
16,820votes
60.3% of the vote · D+23.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 15,012 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
14,836votes
49.4% of the vote · R+0.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,619 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
Grover Cleveland1892
+41.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+43.4 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +38.5 pts
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
+14.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+40.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Charles E. Hughes, 1916 · +7.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RPat SnyderState House · 85
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 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.
Assembly District 85 gave the 2024 Republican presidential nominee a 17.6-point margin, reflecting the rural and small-town character of a west-central Wisconsin constituency that has trended steadily rightward over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.9 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 40.3 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 0.6 points.
A population of 59,110, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,931 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 71 and Assembly District 53.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Assembly District 71
Wisconsin
87.6twin score
Polish ancestryGerman ancestry% Black
Assembly District 53
Wisconsin
86.0twin score
German ancestry2008 margin% White≠ % Asian
Assembly District 89
Wisconsin
84.1twin score
2008 margin% Blackmedian income≠ % Asian
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wisconsin 85th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 85th State House District voted Republican by 0.6 points (R+0.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,003 votes cast, 14,651 went Democratic and 14,836 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 85th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 85th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Wisconsin 85th State House District?
Wisconsin 85th State House District has a population of 59,110 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 85th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 85th State House District is $67,931 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 85th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 85th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.