Wisconsin Assembly District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-008
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
5.18 sq mi
Water Area
0.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County5.18 sq mi100.0%2.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city5.18 sq mi100.0%5.4%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 459,362100.0%8.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
18,644
Active Voters
18,644 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,618 (73.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
59,254 (± 2,411)
Median Age
29.8
Median Household Income
$47,541 (± $2,644)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
64.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,27330.8%
18 to 6436,28061.2%
65 and over4,7017.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)40,76968.8%
White, not Hispanic8,93115.1%
Black, not Hispanic5,92910.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6292.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2450.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1710.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5802.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
45,796
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
28,616

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,40738.0%
Hispanic28,39462.0%
White9,17220.0%
Black5,81012.7%
Asian8011.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2420.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races610.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,21346.2%
Hispanic15,40653.8%
White8,28428.9%
Black4,05614.2%
Asian4691.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4131.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).