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Congressional District 2·Wisconsin

Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District delivered D+40 in 2024.

Madison anchors one of the Midwest's most lopsided congressional districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WI
LatestD+40in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population798,5112024 ACS

Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
798,5112024 5-year
Median household income
$86,7552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.0%2024 5-year
Black
4.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+42 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
POCAN, MarkCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.52 sits at approximately the 24th percentile.0-0.52−1 liberal+1 conservative
POCAN scores -0.52 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: BALDWIN, Tammy (2011–2013), BALDWIN, Tammy (2009–2011), BALDWIN, Tammy (2007–2009), BALDWIN, Tammy (2005–2007)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+40
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, WIA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, WI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Lafayette County, WI · R+20Iowa County, WI · D+8Green County, WI · TiedSauk County, WI · R+2Dane County, WI · D+52Rock County, WI · D+7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.3%324,602
Donald TrumpRepublican29.2%136,644
OtherAll other candidates1.5%7,013
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +40.1% in 2024.+40.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+42.0%
2012+38.8%
2016+37.6%
2020+41.6%
2024+40.1%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+40.1%
324,602136,644468,259
D
+41.6%
310,859125,911444,222
D
+37.6%
260,099110,862396,679
D
+38.8%
269,155118,656387,811
D
+42.0%
259,183104,267368,958
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D49.3%48.5%3,390,787
2022R49.4%50.4%2,652,477
2018D55.4%44.6%2,657,841
2016R46.8%50.2%2,948,741
2012D51.4%45.9%3,009,411
2010R47.0%51.9%2,171,331
2006D67.3%29.5%2,138,297
2004D55.4%44.1%2,949,743
2000D61.5%37.0%2,540,083
1998D50.5%48.4%1,760,836
1994D58.3%40.7%1,565,628
1992D52.6%46.0%2,455,124
1988D52.1%47.5%2,168,190
1986R47.4%50.9%1,483,174
1982D63.6%34.1%1,544,883
1980R48.3%50.2%2,204,202
1976D72.2%27.0%1,935,183

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.2%
Irish
13.0%
English
10.1%
Polish
4.5%
Italian
3.5%
American
2.9%
French
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.4%
4.8%
65–74
5.1%
5.9%
55–64
6.0%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
6.9%
35–44
6.6%
7.4%
25–34
7.0%
6.0%
18–24
5.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.4%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,755
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$86,755
Wisconsin$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.3%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.7%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.7%
Mainline Protestant
11.2%
Other Christian
6.7%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Methodist
1.9%
Baptist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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 forty-two points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 798,511, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,755 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 40.1 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 468,259 votes cast, 324,602 went Democratic and 136,644 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Wisconsin's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Wisconsin in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Wisconsin?
Congressional District 2, Wisconsin has a population of 798,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Wisconsin is $86,755 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Wisconsin from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.