Wisconsin Assembly District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-049
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
1,509.7 sq mi
Water Area
61.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Grant County937.25 sq mi62.1%81.7%
Crawford County570.65 sq mi37.8%100.0%
Vernon County0.93 sq mi0.1%0.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Steuben village6.19 sq mi0.4%99.8%
Platteville city6.18 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Prairie du Chien city5.84 sq mi0.4%99.0%
Bell Center village5.55 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Gays Mills village4.87 sq mi0.3%99.6%
Wauzeka village4.82 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Eastman village3.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Soldiers Grove village3.58 sq mi0.2%98.3%
Boscobel city3.21 sq mi0.2%99.1%
Lancaster city3.01 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Glen Haven CDP2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ferryville village1.97 sq mi0.1%92.5%
Fennimore city1.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Potosi village1.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Sterling village1.42 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Sandy Hook CDP1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lynxville village1.35 sq mi0.1%97.4%
Bloomington village1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
De Soto village1.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cassville village1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dickeyville village1.01 sq mi0.1%68.8%
Seneca CDP0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kieler CDP0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bagley village0.72 sq mi<0.1%97.2%
Tennyson village0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 359,584100.0%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
35,924
Active Voters
35,924 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202432,130 (89.4%)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
59,622 (± 433)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$66,104 (± $2,132)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,78919.8%
18 to 6435,78360.0%
65 and over12,05020.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5542.6%
White, not Hispanic55,14892.5%
Black, not Hispanic9691.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4150.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1340.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2752.1%

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
59,105
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,349

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,78497.8%
Hispanic1,3212.2%
White55,63994.1%
Black9181.6%
Asian3580.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races1100.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,58098.4%
Hispanic7671.6%
White44,88394.8%
Black8681.8%
Asian4841.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2610.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races620.1%

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