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Wisconsin, U.S. House, District 2

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Mark Pocan (D), who was first elected in 2012.

Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District encompasses Dane, Green, Iowa, Sauk, and Lafayette counties and parts of Richland and Rock counties.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mark Pocan Democratic Party $1,106,553 $930,710 $575,059 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Wisconsin from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Wisconsin every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Wisconsin 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 47.8% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 46.3% 1.5%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 52.8% Republican Party Mitt Romney 45.9% 6.9%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 56.2% Republican Party John McCain 42.3% 13.9%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 49.7% Republican Party George W. Bush 49.3% 0.4%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 47.8% Republican Party George W. Bush 47.6% 0.2%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Wisconsin from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Wisconsin 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Ron Johnson 50.2% Democratic Party Russ Feingold 46.8% 3.4%
2012 Democratic Party Tammy Baldwin 51.4% Republican Party Tommy Thompson 45.9% 5.5%
2010 Republican Party Ron Johnson 51.9% Democratic Party Russ Feingold 47.0% 4.9%
2006 Democratic Party Herb Kohl 67.3% Republican Party Robert Lorge 29.5% 37.8%
2004 Democratic Party Russ Feingold 55.3% Republican Party Tim Michels 44.1% 11.2%
2000 Democratic Party Herb Kohl 61.5% Republican Party John Gillespie 37.0% 24.5%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Wisconsin.

Election results (Governor), Wisconsin 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Scott Walker 52.3% Democratic Party Mary Burke 46.6% 5.7%
2010 Republican Party Scott Walker 52.3% Democratic Party Tom Barrett 46.5% 5.8%
2006 Democratic Party Jim Doyle 52.7% Republican Party Mark Green 45.3% 7.4%
2002 Democratic Party Jim Doyle 45.1% Republican Party Scott McCallum 41.4% 3.7%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Wisconsin 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 5 62.5% Democratic Party 3 37.5% R+2
2014 Republican Party 5 62.5% Democratic Party 3 37.5% R+2
2012 Republican Party 5 62.5% Democratic Party 3 37.5% R+2
2010 Republican Party 5 62.5% Democratic Party 3 37.5% R+2
2008 Republican Party 3 37.5% Democratic Party 5 62.5% D+2
2006 Republican Party 3 37.5% Democratic Party 5 62.5% D+2
2004 Republican Party 4 50% Democratic Party 4 50% -
2002 Republican Party 4 50% Democratic Party 4 50% -
2000 Republican Party 4 44.4% Democratic Party 5 55.6% D+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Wisconsin Party Control: 1992-2019
Two years of Democratic trifectas • 10 years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D
Senate D R R R D D R D D D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R


Demographics

Demographic data for Wisconsin

WisconsinU.S.
Total population:5,767,891316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):54,1583,531,905
Gender
Female:50.3%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:86.5%73.6%
Black/African American:6.3%12.6%
Asian:2.5%5.1%
Native American:0.9%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,357$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin.

As of July 2017, Wisconsin had a population of approximately 5,800,000 people, with its three largest cities being Milwaukee (pop. est. 600,000), Madison (pop. est. 250,000), and Green Bay (pop. est. 110,000).