Wisconsin Assembly District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-012
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
19.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County19.55 sq mi100.0%8.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city18.60 sq mi95.1%19.3%
Brown Deer village0.53 sq mi2.7%12.1%
Wauwatosa city0.42 sq mi2.1%3.1%

Showing all 3 places

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 459,351100.0%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
31,637
Active Voters
31,637 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,236 (79.8%)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
59,157 (± 2,755)
Median Age
32.4
Median Household Income
$57,049 (± $4,991)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,93128.6%
18 to 6434,87559.0%
65 and over7,35112.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1345.3%
White, not Hispanic13,51722.8%
Black, not Hispanic35,01159.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4,8188.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1860.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic860.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4054.1%

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
57,302
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
40,501

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic54,64395.4%
Hispanic2,6584.6%
White13,42123.4%
Black34,39160.0%
Asian4,3407.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1840.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1470.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic38,89796.0%
Hispanic1,6084.0%
White12,35730.5%
Black23,52358.1%
Asian2,6086.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4611.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races800.2%

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