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Profile of Congressional District 7, WI


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2022 population: 737,082

2022 Census data
White:666,694 90.45%
Black:5,2840.72%
Indian:11,5341.56%
Asian:11,7281.59%
2+ races:20,9822.85%
Hispanic:19,2072.61%
Total non-White:70,3889.55%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 7, WI
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Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
44.8
155,367 21.1%
581,715 78.9%
156,973 21.3%
305,686
2.37
197,720 64.7%
161,045 81.5%
13,594 6.9%
107,966 35.3%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 7, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units417,169 
Median Value$198,900 
Occupied305,68673.3%
Vacant111,48326.7%
Owned237,37477.7%
Rented68,31222.3%
Median Rent$845 
Single-Family Units344,88882.7%
    Detached334,62780.2%
    Attached10,2612.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,6086.9%
Mobile Homes24,2605.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 7, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00011,3033.7%
$10,000 to $14,99911,9363.9%
$15,000 to $19,99910,2943.4%
$20,000 to $24,99911,7663.8%
$25,000 to $29,99914,9234.9%
$30,000 to $34,99911,7903.9%
$35,000 to $39,99912,2064.0%
$40,000 to $44,99911,7363.8%
$45,000 to $49,99913,0844.3%
$50,000 to $59,99925,3328.3%
$60,000 to $74,99932,03310.5%
$75,000 to $99,99944,27414.5%
$100,000 to $124,99933,50111.0%
$125,000 to $149,99921,7017.1%
$150,000 to $199,99922,4497.3%
$200,000 or more17,3585.7%
Median Household Income68,329 
Per Capita Income37,401 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI14,2774.7%
Public Assistance5,8221.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,54210.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed327,46875.7%
Unemployed11,6582.7%
In Armed Forces3060.1%
Total Labor Force339,43278.4%
Not in Labor Force93,37921.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector134,569105,92356.0%
Non-Profit9,33921,61330.2%
Self-Employed27,14914,04765.9%
Local Government11,46917,43339.7%
State Government4,5276,32441.7%
Federal Government2,5813,05745.8%
Total Private + Self161,718119,97057.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.27,91648,42736.6%
Total189,634168,39753.0%
Pct. Govt.12.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts52,66314.7%
Sales and Office Occupations68,67919.1%
Professional, Technical69,06819.2%
Service Occupations56,77215.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,9591.4%
All others111,85231.2%
White Collar 53.0%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing67,62518.8%
Retail trade40,84011.4%
Construction26,1517.3%
Educational services and health care25,7597.2%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation20,4175.7%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities16,4674.6%
Finance, insurance and real estate15,8754.4%
Other services15,5684.3%
Public administration13,6083.8%
Professional, scientific, management12,5803.5%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining12,1093.4%
Wholesale trade9,0402.5%
Information3,8451.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 7, WI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican13,0541.77%
Puerto Rican1,8880.26%
Cuban5840.08%
Dominican1190.02%
Total Central American9780.13%
Costa Rican700.01%
Guatemalan1820.02%
Honduran540.01%
Nicaraguan4320.06%
Panamanian480.01%
Salvadoran1920.03%
Total South American7490.10%
Argentinean900.01%
Bolivian70.00%
Chilean440.01%
Colombian3590.05%
Ecuadorian350.00%
Paraguayan150.00%
Peruvian910.01%
Uruguayan500.01%
Venezuelan490.01%
Other South American90.00%
Other Hispanic1,8350.25%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong6,5220.88%
Indian1,3090.18%
Filipino8820.12%
Chinese8280.11%
Korean5280.07%
Vietnamese5120.07%
Japanese2030.03%
Laotian1300.02%
Cambodian1190.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English667,13795.4%
Spanish10,7101.5%
German, other Germanic8,3461.2%
Other Asian5,8380.8%
Other1,7200.2%
Other Indo-European1,6140.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,3120.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun6960.1%
Tagalog5020.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German293,03839.8%
Norwegian69,9079.5%
Irish69,6269.4%
Polish63,8128.7%
English45,6706.2%
Swedish37,1745.0%
American26,9473.7%
French24,0853.3%
Italian19,0652.6%
Czech14,4292.0%
Finnish11,8891.6%
Dutch11,1781.5%
French Canadian9,8551.3%
European9,8051.3%
Scandinavian7,8591.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen729,35399.0%
Not a citizen7,7291.0%
Native720,38097.7%
Foreign-born16,7022.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 7, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,657 2.4%25,039 4.7%180,826 34.2%179,400 33.9%89,638 16.9%41,666 7.9%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,657 2.4%
9-12 Years 25,039 4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 180,826 34.2%
Some College 179,400 33.9%
Bach. Degree 89,638 16.9%
Grad Degree 41,666 7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 7, WI

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 WI07Tom Tiffany* (R) 209,224 61.9% Richard Ausman (D) 128,877 38.1% 167 0.0% 338,268
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 WI07Tom Tiffany* (R) 252,048 60.7% Tricia Zunker (D) 162,741 39.2% 218 0.1% 415,007
2020-05-12 sp WI07Tom Tiffany (R) 109,498 57.1% Tricia Zunker (D) 82,135 42.8% 87 0.0% 191,720
2018-11-06 WI07Sean Duffy* (R) 194,061 60.1% Margaret Engebretson (D) 124,307 38.5% 4,472 1.4% 322,840
2016-11-08 WI07Sean Duffy* (R) 223,418 61.7% Mary Hoeft (D) 138,643 38.3% 210 0.1% 362,271
2014-11-04 WI07Sean Duffy* (R) 169,891 59.3% Kelly Westlund (D) 112,949 39.4% 3,763 1.3% 286,603
2012-11-06 WI07Sean Duffy* (R) 201,720 56.1% Patrick Kreitlow (D) 157,524 43.8% 425 0.1% 359,669
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 WI07Sean Duffy (R) 132,551 52.1% Julie Lassa (D) 113,018 44.4% 8,820 3.5% 254,389
2008-11-04 WI07David Obey* (D) 212,666 60.8% Dan Mielke (R) 136,938 39.1% 233 0.1% 349,837
2006-11-07 WI07David Obey* (D) 161,903 62.2% Nick Reid (R) 91,069 35.0% 7,456 2.9% 260,428
2004-11-02 WI07David Obey* (D) 241,306 85.6% Mike Miles (Green) 26,518 9.4% 13,928 4.9% 281,752
2002-11-05 WI07David Obey* (D) 146,364 64.2% Joe Rothbauer (R) 81,518 35.8% 73 0.0% 227,955
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 WI07David Obey* (D) 173,007 63.3% Sean Cronin (R) 100,264 36.7% 189 0.1% 273,460
1998-11-03 WI07David Obey* (D) 115,613 60.6% Scott West (R) 75,049 39.3% 203 0.1% 190,865
1996-11-05 WI07David Obey* (D) 137,428 57.0% Scott West (R) 103,365 42.9% 105 0.0% 240,898
1994-11-08 WI07David Obey* (D) 97,184 54.3% Scott West (R) 81,706 45.7% 31 0.0% 178,921
1992-11-03 WI07David Obey* (D) 166,200 64.4% Dale Vannes (R) 91,772 35.6% 10 0.0% 257,982
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 WI07David Obey* (D) 100,069 62.1% John McEwen (R) 60,961 37.9% 11 0.0% 161,041
1988-11-08 WI07David Obey* (D) 142,197 61.8% Kevin Hermening (R) 86,077 37.4% 1,905 0.8% 230,179
1986-11-04 WI07David Obey* (D) 106,700 62.1% Kevin Hermening (R) 63,408 36.9% 1,604 0.9% 171,712
1984-11-06 WI07David Obey* (D) 146,131 61.2% Mark Michaelsen (R) 92,507 38.8% 14 0.0% 238,652
1982-11-02 WI07David Obey* (D) 122,124 68.0% Bernard Zimmerman (R) 57,535 32.0% 9 0.0% 179,668
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 WI07David Obey* (D) 164,340 64.7% Vinton Vesta (R) 89,745 35.3% 22 0.0% 254,107
1978-11-07 WI07David Obey* (D) 110,874 62.2% Vinton Vesta (R) 65,750 36.9% 1,680 0.9% 178,304
1976-11-02 WI07David Obey* (D) 171,366 73.3% Frank Savino (R) 60,952 26.1% 1,619 0.7% 233,937
1974-11-04 WI07David Obey* (D) 104,468 70.5% Josef Burger (R) 43,558 29.4% 146 0.1% 148,172
1972-11-07 WI07David Obey* (D) 135,385 62.8% Alvin O'Konski* (R) 80,207 37.2% 20 0.0% 215,612
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 7, WI


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 250,173 59.2% Joe Biden (D) 165,850 39.3% 6,439 1.5% 422,462 10 12 12.81%
2020 75% Donald Trump* (R) 248,822 59.2% Joe Biden (D) 165,104 39.3% 6,414 1.5% 420,340 10 12 12.75%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 213,467 57.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 137,874 37.3% 18,500 5.0% 369,841 11 12 12.43%
2012 67% Mitt Romney (R) 190,364 50.9% Barack Obama* (D) 178,841 47.8% 4,671 1.2% 373,876 5 4 12.17%
2008 70% Barack Obama (D) 200,562 55.9% John McCain (R) 152,507 42.5% 5,624 1.6% 358,693 0 -3 12.02%
2004 73% John Kerry (D) 185,076 50.2% George W. Bush* (R) 179,963 48.8% 3,987 1.1% 369,026 -1 -2 12.31%
2000 66% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 134,085 47.9% George W. Bush (R) 130,173 46.5% 15,802 5.6% 280,060 -1 -1 10.78%
1996 58% Bill Clinton* (D) 119,984 49.9% Robert Dole (R) 86,374 35.9% 34,328 14.3% 240,686 -3 -5 10.96%
1992 70% Bill Clinton (D) 117,203 42.2% George Bush* (R) 93,156 33.5% 67,558 24.3% 277,917 -3 -4 10.98%
1988 62% Michael Dukakis (D) 128,849 54.3% George Bush (R) 108,341 45.7% 0 0.0% 237,190 -2 -8 10.82%
1984 65% Ronald Reagan* (R) 126,988 52.6% Walter Mondale (D) 114,633 47.4% 0 0.0% 241,621 -2 -6 10.92%
1980 75% Jimmy Carter* (D) 124,011 46.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 123,451 46.7% 16,805 6.4% 264,267 -1 -4 11.63%
1976 70% Jimmy Carter (D) 134,210 55.9% Gerald Ford* (R) 105,666 44.1% 0 0.0% 239,876 -4 -4 11.40%
1972 67% Richard Nixon* (R) 110,826 53.0% George McGovern (D) 98,230 47.0% 0 0.0% 209,056 0 -8 11.28%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 7, WI


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 744,643 89.9% 0.6% 1.3% 1.7% 3.6% 2.6%
2020 714,544 93.0% 0.8% 1.7% 1.9% 2.6%
2012 713,509 92.4% 0.5% 2.1% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8%
2010 689,279 93.0% 0.6% 1.5% 1.8% 1.2% 1.9%
2002 670,462 95.1% 0.3% 1.5% 1.5% 0.8% 0.8%
2000 582,884 94.5% 0.3% 1.7% 1.7% 0.9% 0.9%
1992 543,529 96.9% 0.2% 1.5% 0.9% 0.5%
1990 529,573 97.2% 1.5%
1982 522,623 98.3% 0.1% 1.1% 0.2% 0.3%
1980 553,658 1.0%
1972 491,030

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 7, WI

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.