Wisconsin State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-023
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
6,709 sq mi
Water Area
115.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Price County1254.06 sq mi18.7%100.0%
Clark County1209.70 sq mi18.0%100.0%
Taylor County975.05 sq mi14.5%100.0%
Rusk County913.55 sq mi13.6%100.0%
Barron County863.05 sq mi12.9%100.0%
Chippewa County788.71 sq mi11.8%78.2%
Dunn County391.33 sq mi5.8%46.0%
Marathon County313.47 sq mi4.7%20.3%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tainter Lake CDP18.09 sq mi0.3%97.6%
Rice Lake city8.64 sq mi0.1%96.2%
Medford city4.49 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Catawba village4.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stanley city4.27 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Ladysmith city4.22 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Cumberland city3.98 sq mi0.1%95.8%
Cornell city3.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boyceville village3.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Park Falls city3.65 sq mi0.1%96.9%
New Auburn village3.40 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Ogema CDP3.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Abbotsford city2.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bloomer city2.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Barron city2.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Neillsville city2.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Greenwood city2.68 sq mi<0.1%99.2%
Phillips city2.63 sq mi<0.1%98.8%
Cameron village2.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Athens village2.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chetek city2.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gilman village2.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Owen city2.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bruce village2.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Turtle Lake village2.25 sq mi<0.1%78.0%

Showing top 25 of 62 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 7167,10192.9%22.7%93.6%
WI District 312,8157.1%1.7%6.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
110,017
Active Voters
110,017 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202498,894 (89.9%)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
180,709 (± 710)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$67,284 (± $1,194)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,25222.8%
18 to 64100,01055.3%
65 and over39,44721.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,3963.5%
White, not Hispanic166,09591.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,6670.9%
Asian, not Hispanic8400.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3790.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4510.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8302.7%

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
178,412
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
137,434

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic173,75097.4%
Hispanic4,6632.6%
White167,52193.9%
Black1,6570.9%
Asian6800.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3860.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.0%
Two or More Races1210.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic135,23698.4%
Hispanic2,1991.6%
White131,17195.4%
Black1,7181.3%
Asian8100.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4731.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races640.0%

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