Wisconsin Assembly District 73

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-073
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
073
Land Area
1,556.4 sq mi
Water Area
17.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 73

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bayfield County805.74 sq mi51.8%54.5%
Douglas County463.51 sq mi29.8%35.5%
Ashland County287.12 sq mi18.4%27.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Superior village36.62 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Ashland city13.36 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Lake Nebagamon village12.52 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Poplar village11.88 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Iron River CDP6.25 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Herbster CDP5.57 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Washburn city3.91 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Brule CDP2.65 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Odanah CDP2.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Odanah CDP2.43 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cornucopia CDP2.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oliver village2.07 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Bayfront CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franks Field CDP1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Wing CDP1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bayfield city0.86 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Birch Hill CDP0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Diaperville CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 18 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 759,853100.0%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
38,887
Active Voters
38,887 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202433,759 (86.8%)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
59,202 (± 441)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$69,051 (± $3,027)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,20318.9%
18 to 6435,31359.6%
65 and over12,68621.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4952.5%
White, not Hispanic50,23284.8%
Black, not Hispanic4800.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4820.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3,0845.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1270.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,2945.6%

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
58,643
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,512

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,22297.6%
Hispanic1,4222.4%
White50,76386.6%
Black4030.7%
Asian2940.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,0815.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1130.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,67698.2%
Hispanic8391.8%
White42,04188.5%
Black6971.5%
Asian4971.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,3967.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races820.2%

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