HarrisDemocratic49.5%17,264TrumpRepublican49.2%17,159OtherAll other candidates1.4%484
D+0.3- Lead
- 105
- Total
- 34,907
- vs nation
- D+1.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Wisconsin 88th 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%16,497TrumpRepublican49.4%16,704OtherAll other candidates1.9%641
R+0.6- Lead
- 207
- Total
- 33,842
- vs nation
- R+5.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic43.5%13,561TrumpRepublican49.8%15,534OtherAll other candidates6.7%2,088
R+6.3- Lead
- 1,973
- Total
- 31,183
- vs nation
- R+8.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic50.9%15,888RomneyRepublican47.9%14,955OtherAll other candidates1.1%356
D+3.0- Lead
- 933
- Total
- 31,199
- vs nation
- R+0.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic56.2%17,087McCainRepublican42.5%12,905OtherAll other candidates1.3%400
D+13.8- Lead
- 4,182
- Total
- 30,392
- vs nation
- D+6.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic46.9%13,979BushRepublican52.1%15,525OtherAll other candidates1.0%300
R+5.2- Lead
- 1,546
- Total
- 29,804
- vs nation
- R+2.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic47.6%12,448BushRepublican48.1%12,555OtherAll other candidates4.3%1,122
R+0.4- Lead
- 107
- Total
- 26,125
- vs nation
- R+0.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.1%10,870DoleRepublican40.2%8,905OtherAll other candidates10.7%2,370
D+8.9- Lead
- 1,965
- Total
- 22,145
- vs nation
- D+0.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+0.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 59,8552024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,453 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 41.2 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $84,1702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36.7 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Assembly District 89, WI · twin score 86.3
presidential history
Party record book
Wisconsin 88th 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
73.8%
5,067 votes · D+49.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 70.5%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
68.0%
7,585 votes · R+36.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 65.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
17,264votes
49.5% of the vote · D+0.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 17,087 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
17,159votes
49.2% of the vote · D+0.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 16,704 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
Al Smith1928
+49.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+31.6 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +31.9 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
+21.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+36.7 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · +20.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBen FranklinState House · 88
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 88 sits within Wisconsin's legislative map as a modestly Republican-leaning constituency, reflecting the rural and small-town demographic patterns common to districts outside the state's major metropolitan corridors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 36.7 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.3 points.
A population of 59,855, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,170 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 89 and Assembly District 52.
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 89
Wisconsin
86.3twin score
% CatholicPolish ancestryGerman ancestry
Assembly District 52
Wisconsin
84.8twin score
% Catholic12-yr trendGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Assembly District 21
Wisconsin
82.0twin score
12-yr trendGerman ancestryScottish ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
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 88th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 88th State House District voted a near-tie (D+0.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,907 votes cast, 17,264 went Democratic and 17,159 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 88th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 88th State House District voted Republican was 2020.
How many people live in Wisconsin 88th State House District?
Wisconsin 88th State House District has a population of 59,855 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 88th State House District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 88th State House District is $84,170 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 88th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 88th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.