Wisconsin State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-026
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
49.3 sq mi
Water Area
18.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dane County49.25 sq mi100.0%4.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Madison city35.57 sq mi72.2%42.5%
Monona city3.26 sq mi6.6%100.0%
McFarland village3.23 sq mi6.6%66.6%
Shorewood Hills village0.80 sq mi1.6%99.1%
Maple Bluff village0.70 sq mi1.4%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 2178,964100.0%24.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
133,140
Active Voters
133,140 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024112,048 (84.2%)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
179,470 (± 2,390)
Median Age
29.1
Median Household Income
$68,970 (± $2,231)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,73114.3%
18 to 64133,43274.3%
65 and over20,30711.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,0088.9%
White, not Hispanic129,13372.0%
Black, not Hispanic11,8066.6%
Asian, not Hispanic11,8966.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2080.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic280.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6430.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,7485.4%

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
167,518
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
142,335

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic155,42392.8%
Hispanic12,0967.2%
White129,00977.0%
Black10,7906.4%
Asian7,2594.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races7450.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic134,64894.6%
Hispanic7,6895.4%
White115,68981.3%
Black9,3696.6%
Asian8,0135.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1190.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races5680.4%

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