Wisconsin Assembly District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-047
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
187.1 sq mi
Water Area
10.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dane County187.05 sq mi100.0%15.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fitchburg city34.92 sq mi18.7%99.2%
Stoughton city6.02 sq mi3.2%97.6%
McFarland village1.29 sq mi0.7%26.5%

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 258,987100.0%8.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
42,088
Active Voters
42,088 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202438,393 (91.2%)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
60,216 (± 604)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$95,052 (± $5,809)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,39618.9%
18 to 6437,81362.8%
65 and over11,00718.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,1568.6%
White, not Hispanic45,45775.5%
Black, not Hispanic3,0095.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,4205.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic550.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1880.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,9314.9%

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
57,118
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
46,032

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic53,73994.1%
Hispanic3,3825.9%
White45,86180.3%
Black2,7714.9%
Asian2,7444.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1460.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,55996.8%
Hispanic1,4773.2%
White38,82384.3%
Black3,0856.7%
Asian2,3135.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5831.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races600.1%

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