Wisconsin Assembly District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-072
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
1,033.3 sq mi
Water Area
86.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Juneau County396.83 sq mi38.4%51.7%
Wood County343.57 sq mi33.3%43.3%
Adams County292.89 sq mi28.3%45.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wisconsin Rapids city13.88 sq mi1.3%99.8%
Lake Arrowhead CDP5.29 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Port Edwards village5.23 sq mi0.5%87.5%
Dellwood CDP5.22 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Biron village4.64 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake Wazeecha CDP4.15 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lake Camelot CDP3.77 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Nekoosa city3.39 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Babcock CDP3.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Adams city2.94 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Necedah village2.76 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Arkdale CDP2.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Sherwood CDP1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Camp Douglas village1.00 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Friendship village0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ceex Haci CDP0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 353,11188.9%7.2%53.9%
WI District 76,63111.1%0.9%46.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
39,382
Active Voters
39,382 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202435,255 (89.5%)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
61,052 (± 621)
Median Age
47.5
Median Household Income
$64,283 (± $3,409)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,16219.9%
18 to 6433,26054.5%
65 and over15,63025.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2043.6%
White, not Hispanic54,83289.8%
Black, not Hispanic3790.6%
Asian, not Hispanic9181.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2040.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2180.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2973.8%

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
60,470
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,336

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,50396.7%
Hispanic1,9663.3%
White55,80792.3%
Black3970.7%
Asian8031.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2040.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1380.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,23497.7%
Hispanic1,1022.3%
White45,56794.3%
Black6011.2%
Asian4611.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5061.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1140.2%

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