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Redistricting in Wisconsin is the process by which boundaries are redrawn for municipal wards, Wisconsin State Assembly districts, Wisconsin State Senate districts, and Wisconsin's congressional districts. Redistricting typically occurs—as in other U.S. states—once every decade, usually in the year after the decennial United States census.
Wisconsin is currently divided into 8 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Wisconsin's seats remained unchanged. Wisconsin’s congressional districts are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case in favor of the Republican Party.
Wisconsin’s redistricting laws, backed up by state and federal court rulings over the past 50 years, have permitted districts under certain circumstances to be noncontiguous, attorneys for the ...
Redistricting in Wisconsin has become an increasingly sensitive political topic in the state. According to the Constitution of Wisconsin, redistricting is supposed to be carried out through the normal legislative process, but that process has become nearly unworkable for redistricting due to an inability to come to consensus in divided government.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has about a month left to put in place new legislative maps as part of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the current Republican-drawn maps − a process ...
Eagerly awaited redistricting reports that will recommend new maps expected to reshape the balance of power in the Wisconsin Legislature are due to the state Supreme Court on Thursday. The ...
Eric H. Holder, the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, voiced support for the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike ...
The 2026 Wisconsin Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate are up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This election will be significantly affected by the legislative maps drawn as a result of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Clarke v.