Wisconsin Assembly District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-053
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
25.7 sq mi
Water Area
2.22 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Winnebago County24.44 sq mi95.1%5.6%
Outagamie County1.25 sq mi4.9%0.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Neenah city9.37 sq mi36.5%97.7%
Menasha city4.51 sq mi17.6%74.7%
Fox Crossing village2.35 sq mi9.2%18.6%
Appleton city1.66 sq mi6.5%6.5%

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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 655,24893.1%7.5%95.1%
WI District 84,0786.9%0.6%4.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,764
Active Voters
35,764 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202431,815 (89.0%)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
59,469 (± 958)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$70,212 (± $3,101)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,89623.4%
18 to 6435,95760.5%
65 and over9,61616.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3329.0%
White, not Hispanic48,45881.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,2112.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9783.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2050.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3930.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8923.2%

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
58,127
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,441

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic53,47692.0%
Hispanic4,6528.0%
White49,12184.5%
Black1,1061.9%
Asian1,6252.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2020.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races680.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,98994.5%
Hispanic2,4495.5%
White39,55989.0%
Black8231.9%
Asian1,1392.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4521.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races130.0%

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