Wisconsin 7th State Senate 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. Roosevelt1936
68.0%
41,619 votes · D+44.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 63.3%
Republican
James A. Garfield1880
64.4%
3,740 votes · R+29.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 63.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
66,143votes
63.0% of the vote · D+28.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 64,242 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
59,000votes
63.4% of the vote · R+27.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 57,025 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
Kamala Harris2024
+29.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+28.3 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +24.0 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+23.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+29.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +20.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DChris LarsonState Senate · 7
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
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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
D
69.4%58,286
30.6%25,740
84,026
Wisconsin Senate District 7 anchors part of the Milwaukee metropolitan corridor, where a D+28.3 presidential margin in 2024 reflects the denser urban and inner-suburban electorate that defines its voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 40.6 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 28.3 points.
A population of 177,860, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,505 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 21.
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How did Wisconsin 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 7th State Senate District voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 105,023 votes cast, 66,143 went Democratic and 36,427 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 7th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 7th State Senate District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Wisconsin 7th State Senate District?
Wisconsin 7th State Senate District has a population of 177,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 7th State Senate District is $75,505 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wisconsin 7th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.