Wisconsin State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024

Wisconsin Senate District 22

A district of about 172,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+8.4 relative to the nation for president.

Bob Wirch (D) · since Nov 5, 1996Next election Nov 7, 2028

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.

D+8.410th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican17th seat · the majority lineDistrict 22

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. SenateD+10.2

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 22.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 44th pct · 19th of 33 in WI

Lower than 56% of seats.

White adults without a degree48% 31st pct · 23rd of 33 in WI

Lower than 69% of seats.

Hispanic residents18% 97th pct · 2nd of 33 in WI

Higher than 97% of seats.

Black residents10% 94th pct · 3rd of 33 in WI

Higher than 94% of seats.

Asian residents2% 47th pct · 18th of 33 in WI

Lower than 53% of seats.

People per square mile1,605 75th pct · 9th of 33 in WI

Denser than 75% of seats.

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