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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.
Redistricted to the 5th district. March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 5th: Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination to Burchard. John J. Esch: March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1921 Republican: 7th: Elected in 1898. Lost renomination to Beck. Scott L. Fitzgerald: January 3, 2021 – present Republican: 5th: Elected in ...
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district; Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district; Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district; Wisconsin's 4th congressional district; Wisconsin's 5th congressional district; Wisconsin's 6th congressional district; Wisconsin's 7th congressional district; Wisconsin's 8th congressional district; Wisconsin's 9th ...
The 7th district is located in northwestern Wisconsin and includes Wausau and Superior. After the September 2019 resignation of Sean Duffy, [46] Republican Tom Tiffany won a May 2020 special election to serve out the remainder of Duffy's term with 57.2% of the vote. [47]
All residents of Wisconsin who do not live in a city or village live in a town. Towns provide a limited number of services to their residents. The U.S. Census Bureau considers Wisconsin towns to be minor civil divisions. As of 2015, Wisconsin had 1,255 towns. [1] Towns often have the same names as adjacent cities or villages. [6]
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as many Wisconsin-based exurbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It borders the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.
The City of Milwaukee heads the list of Wisconsin's Democratic strongholds, which also includes Madison and the state's Native American reservations. Wisconsin's largest Congressional district, the 7th, had voted Democratic since 1969. Its representative, David Obey, chaired the powerful House Appropriations Committee. [10]
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi.