Wisconsin State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-003
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
24.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County24.85 sq mi100.0%10.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city17.97 sq mi72.3%18.7%
Greenfield city4.10 sq mi16.5%35.6%
West Allis city1.66 sq mi6.7%14.6%
West Milwaukee village1.12 sq mi4.5%100.0%

Showing all 4 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 4161,54990.7%21.9%83.6%
WI District 516,4849.3%2.2%16.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,603
Active Voters
75,603 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202461,226 (81.0%)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
177,352 (± 2,809)
Median Age
33.7
Median Household Income
$56,172 (± $1,620)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
77.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,82127.0%
18 to 64109,26461.6%
65 and over20,26711.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)90,72151.2%
White, not Hispanic56,37631.8%
Black, not Hispanic13,2507.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9,7895.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5800.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5190.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0993.4%

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
149,082
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
104,223

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,21655.1%
Hispanic66,85944.8%
White56,98238.2%
Black13,1388.8%
Asian6,3844.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native5800.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races5040.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic66,93064.2%
Hispanic37,29035.8%
White50,77048.7%
Black10,2479.8%
Asian4,5894.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1361.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races2120.2%

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