Wisconsin Assembly District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-056
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
446.1 sq mi
Water Area
6.67 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Outagamie County339.19 sq mi76.0%53.2%
Waupaca County106.91 sq mi24.0%14.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New London city5.57 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Hortonville village3.39 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Appleton city3.33 sq mi0.7%13.1%
Northport CDP1.73 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Shiocton village1.56 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Black Creek village0.99 sq mi0.2%99.7%
Bear Creek village0.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 7 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 859,877100.0%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
41,022
Active Voters
41,022 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202437,536 (91.5%)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
60,803 (± 1,270)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$96,048 (± $5,396)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,99024.7%
18 to 6435,54558.5%
65 and over10,26816.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7884.6%
White, not Hispanic54,23389.2%
Black, not Hispanic3420.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5082.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1180.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic920.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7222.8%

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
59,771
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,824

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,37296.0%
Hispanic2,3964.0%
White54,68891.5%
Black2530.4%
Asian1,1541.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1190.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races460.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,63397.3%
Hispanic1,1902.7%
White42,09393.9%
Black2300.5%
Asian9282.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3750.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races200.0%

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