Wisconsin Assembly District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-085
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
84.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marathon County84.87 sq mi100.0%5.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Weston village21.62 sq mi25.5%99.8%
Wausau city19.22 sq mi22.6%99.9%

Showing all 2 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 759,110100.0%8.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,963
Active Voters
33,963 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202429,839 (87.9%)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
59,250 (± 462)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$67,931 (± $3,008)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,99321.9%
18 to 6434,60558.4%
65 and over11,65219.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8814.9%
White, not Hispanic47,45680.1%
Black, not Hispanic4650.8%
Asian, not Hispanic5,4709.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic830.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2190.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6554.5%

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
57,531
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,005

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic55,42296.3%
Hispanic2,1153.7%
White48,04783.5%
Black3770.7%
Asian4,7108.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races2300.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,07497.9%
Hispanic9302.1%
White39,59388.0%
Black6451.4%
Asian3,2467.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4511.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races1220.3%

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