Wisconsin Assembly District 70

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-070
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
070
Land Area
1,786.5 sq mi
Water Area
21.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 70

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jackson County987.91 sq mi55.3%100.0%
Monroe County596.97 sq mi33.4%66.3%
Juneau County201.60 sq mi11.3%26.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tomah city7.84 sq mi0.4%99.5%
Mauston city4.47 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Black River Falls city4.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Lisbon city2.73 sq mi0.2%96.2%
Elroy city1.97 sq mi0.1%97.9%
Warrens village1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Merrillan village1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hatfield CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hixton village1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Millston CDP1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alma Center village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wilton village0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Melrose village0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kendall village0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oakdale village0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Taylor village0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hustler village0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cataract CDP0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wyeville village0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mission CDP0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.1%
Tunnel City CDP0.31 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Sand Pillow CDP0.23 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing all 22 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 352,63988.6%7.1%75.0%
WI District 76,75511.4%0.9%25.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,280
Active Voters
33,280 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202429,332 (88.1%)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
59,284 (± 603)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$66,713 (± $2,220)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,99821.9%
18 to 6434,67058.5%
65 and over11,61619.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,0903.5%
White, not Hispanic51,61987.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,1682.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4690.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,2662.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2070.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4534.1%

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
58,894
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,895

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,02396.8%
Hispanic1,8723.2%
White52,54789.2%
Black1,2152.1%
Asian4620.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2872.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1220.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,80497.6%
Hispanic1,0902.4%
White41,60690.7%
Black1,3152.9%
Asian3990.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4713.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races270.1%

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