Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of Richland County and Rock County.[4] The district includes Madison, the state's capital, its suburbs and the surrounding areas. The district also includes the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and like many districts of this era anchored by a college town, the district is overwhelmingly Democratic.
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 3,511.41 sq mi (9,094.5 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 747,345 |
Median household income | $82,081[1] |
Ethnicity | |
Cook PVI | D+19[3] |
The district is currently represented by Democrat Mark Pocan, who succeeded current Senator Tammy Baldwin in 2013.
Since the late 1990s, the district has tilted more and more Democratic, due to the presence of the heavily Democratic capital city, Madison, and the increasingly Democratic suburbs and exurbs surrounding the city—the fastest growing region in the state. The 2002 court-ordered redistricting also accelerated this trend by removing several of the more Republican-leaning areas of the district into the 3rd congressional district. Since the implementation of that map, only the Milwaukee-based 4th district is more Democratic. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 with 69% of the vote to John McCain's 30%. Donald Trump received the lowest percentage vote of a major party presidential candidate in the district in the 21st century, with 29% in both 2016 and 2020, to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden’s 66% and 69% respectively.
Counties and municipalities within the district
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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25 | Dane | Madison | 563,951 |
45 | Green | Monroe | 36,988 |
49 | Iowa | Dodgeville | 23,756 |
65 | Lafayette | Darlington | 16,784 |
101 | Rock | Janesville | 164,381 |
111 | Sauk | Baraboo | 65,697 |
- Belleville, Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Cross Plains, Dane, Deerfield, DeForest, Fitchburg, Madison, Maple Bluff, Marshall, Mazomanie, McFarland, Middleton, Monona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Rockdale, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Sun Prairie (city), Verona, Waunakee, and Windsor.
- Albany, Brodhead, Browntown, Monroe, Monticello, and New Glarus.
- Arena, Avoca, Barneveld, Cobb, Dodgeville, Highland, Hollandale, Linden, Mineral Point, Muscoda (Iowa County side), Rewey, and Ridgeway.
- Argyle, Belmont, Benton, Blanchardville, Darlington, Gratiot, Shullsburg, and South Wayne.
- Edgerton, Evansville, Footville, and Orfordville.
List of members representing the district
editMember | Party | Date | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District |
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District established June 9, 1848 | |||||
Mason C. Darling (Fond du Lac) |
Democratic | June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected to the short term in 1848. Retired. |
Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Iowa, La Pointe, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Washington, & Winnebago counties |
Orsamus Cole (Potosi) |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected to the regular term in 1848. Lost re-election. |
Adams, Chippewa, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, La Pointe, Lafayette, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, & St. Croix, counties (& Bad Ax, Buffalo, Burnett, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Trempealeau, & Wood counties created from this territory during the 1850s) |
Ben C. Eastman (Platteville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Retired. | |
Cadwallader C. Washburn (La Crosse) |
Republican | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 |
34th 35th 36th |
Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. | |
Luther Hanchett (Plover) |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – November 24, 1862 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Died. | |
Vacant | November 24, 1862 – January 26, 1863 |
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Walter D. McIndoe (Wausau) |
Republican | January 26, 1863 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Hanchett's term. Redistricted to the 6th district. | ||
Ithamar Sloan (Janesville) |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Retired. |
Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, & Rock counties |
Benjamin F. Hopkins (Madison) |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – January 1, 1870 |
40th 41st |
Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Died. | |
Vacant | January 1, 1870 – February 23, 1870 |
41st | |||
David Atwood (Madison) |
Republican | February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Elected to finish Hopkins's term. Retired. | ||
Gerry Whiting Hazelton (Columbus) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. | |
Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, & Sauk counties
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Lucien B. Caswell (Fort Atkinson) |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
44th 45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination. | |
Daniel H. Sumner (Waukesha) |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington, & Waukesha counties |
Edward S. Bragg (Fond du Lac) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Lost renomination. | |
Richard W. Guenther (Oshkosh) |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1886. Retired. | |
Charles Barwig (Mayville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | |
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, & Jefferson counties | |||||
Edward Sauerhering (Mayville) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. | |
Herman Dahle (Mount Horeb) |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination. | |
Henry Cullen Adams (Madison) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – July 9, 1906 |
58th 59th |
Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Died. |
Adams, Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, Green Lake, & Marquette counties
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Vacant | July 9, 1906 – September 4, 1906 |
59th | |||
John M. Nelson (Madison) |
Republican | September 4, 1906 – March 3, 1913 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected to finish Adams's term. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
Michael E. Burke (Beaver Dam) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington counties |
Edward Voigt (Sheboygan) |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1927 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired. | |
Charles A. Kading (Watertown) |
Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination. | |
Charles W. Henney (Portage) |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, & Waukesha counties |
Harry Sauthoff (Madison) |
Progressive | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |
Charles Hawks Jr. (Horicon) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | |
Harry Sauthoff (Madison) |
Progressive | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 |
77th 78th |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | |
Robert Kirkland Henry (Jefferson) |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – November 20, 1946 |
79th | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946 but died before next term began. | |
Vacant | November 20, 1946 – April 22, 1947 |
79th 80th |
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Glenn Robert Davis (Waukesha) |
Republican | April 22, 1947 – January 3, 1957 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th |
Elected to finish Henry's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
Donald Edgar Tewes (Waukesha) |
Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 |
85th | Elected in 1956. Lost re-election. | |
Robert Kastenmeier (Sun Prairie) |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1991 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election. | |
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, & Jefferson counties | |||||
Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Lafayette, & Sauk counties &
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Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Lafayette, & Sauk counties & western Dodge County, northwest Green County, eastern Richland County, parts of Adams County, parts of Juneau County, & parts of Grant County
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Scott Klug (Madison) |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1999 |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired. | |
1993–2003 | |||||
Tammy Baldwin (Madison) |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 |
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
2003–2013 | |||||
Mark Pocan (Vermont) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
2013–2023 |
2023–present |
Recent election results
edit2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2002[5] | Nov. 5 | Tammy Baldwin (inc) | Democratic | 163,313 | 66.01% | Ron Greer | Rep. | 83,694 | 33.83% | 247,410 | 79,619 |
2004[6] | Nov. 2 | Tammy Baldwin (inc) | Democratic | 251,637 | 63.27% | Dave Magnum | Rep. | 145,810 | 36.66% | 397,724 | 105,827 |
2006[7] | Nov. 7 | Tammy Baldwin (inc) | Democratic | 191,414 | 62.82% | Dave Magnum | Rep. | 113,015 | 37.09% | 304,688 | 78,399 |
2008[8] | Nov. 4 | Tammy Baldwin (inc) | Democratic | 277,914 | 69.33% | Peter Theron | Rep. | 122,513 | 30.56% | 400,841 | 155,401 |
2010[9] | Nov. 2 | Tammy Baldwin (inc) | Democratic | 191,164 | 61.77% | Chad Lee | Rep. | 118,099 | 38.16% | 309,460 | 73,065 |
2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2012[10] | Nov. 6 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 265,422 | 67.90% | Chad Lee | Rep. | 124,683 | 31.90% | 390,898 | 140,739 |
Joe Kopsick (write-in) | Ind. | 6 | 0.00% | ||||||||
2014[11] | Nov. 4 | Mark Pocan (inc) | Democratic | 224,920 | 68.40% | Peter Theron | Rep. | 103,619 | 31.51% | 328,847 | 121,301 |
2016[12] | Nov. 8 | Mark Pocan (inc) | Democratic | 273,537 | 68.72% | Peter Theron | Rep. | 124,044 | 31.16% | 398,060 | 149,493 |
2018[13] | Nov. 6 | Mark Pocan (inc) | Democratic | 309,116 | 97.42% | Joey Wayne Reed (write-in) | Rep. | 29 | 0.01% | 317,295 | 300,975 |
Rick Cruz (write-in) | Ind. | 8 | 0.00% | ||||||||
Bradley Jason Burt (write-in) | Dem. | 1 | 0.00% | ||||||||
2020[14] | Nov. 3 | Mark Pocan (inc) | Democratic | 318,523 | 69.67% | Peter Theron | Rep. | 138,306 | 30.25% | 457,205 | 180,217 |
2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)
editYear | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2022[15] | Nov. 8 | Mark Pocan (inc) | Democratic | 268,740 | 70.99% | Erik Olsen | Rep. | 101,890 | 26.92% | 378,537 | 166,850 |
Douglas Alexander | Ind. | 7,689 | 2.03% |
Election results from statewide races
editElection results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Al Gore 58% – George W. Bush 36% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 62% – George W. Bush 37% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 69% – John McCain 30% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 68% – Mitt Romney 31% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 66% – Donald Trump 29% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 69% – Donald Trump 29% |
References
edit- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Census profile: Congressional District 2, WI". Census Reporter.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Official Wisconsin redistricting" (PDF). [dead link ]
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 25, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Official summary results of the November 2, 2010 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 1, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 26, 2014. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 22, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 2. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
External links
edit- 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present