Wisconsin State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Wisconsin Senate District 16
A district of about 198,000 people, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+30.1 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Wisconsin State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
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.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D+30.2 |
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 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wisconsin. The black marker is District 16.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Denser than 56% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 744% college gradsD+29.5Held DDistrict 5
50% college gradsD+5.4Flipped DDistrict 8
55% college gradsD+2.0Not up in 2026District 18
31% college gradsD+8.8Not up in 2026
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