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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Wisconsin's 8th District

A district of about 744,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+16.2 relative to the nation for president.

Tony Wied (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
WI-8

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+16.2285th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line4213WI-8675

Labels below the bar mark 7 other seats in Wisconsin.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. SenateNo raceR+14.3No race
U.S. HouseR+71.6R+14.5R+7.8

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wisconsin. The black marker is WI-8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree30% 35th pct · 5th of 8 in WI

Lower than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree61% 90th pct · 4th of 8 in WI

Higher than 90% of seats.

Hispanic residents7% 24th pct · 4th of 8 in WI

Lower than 76% of seats.

Black residents1% 7th pct · 6th of 8 in WI

Lower than 93% of seats.

Asian residents2% 36th pct · 5th of 8 in WI

Lower than 64% of seats.

People per square mile76 18th pct · 6th of 8 in WI

Less dense than 82% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

WI-6
29% college gradsR+16.5Held RNY-23
31% college gradsR+20.6Held RIL-16
31% college gradsR+22.4Held RMN-1
32% college gradsR+11.6Counting

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Tony Wied (R)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 14.5, 2026 by 7.8
  2. Mike Gallagher (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 56.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)