Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

is currently divided into 8

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s, each represented by a member of the

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. After the 2020 census, the number of Wisconsin's seats remained unchanged. Wisconsin’s congressional districts are an example of partisan

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, in this case in favor of the Republican Party.

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's Gerrymandering Project gave Wisconsin's districts an overall grade of "F" with a "Significant Republican advantage".

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Wisconsin, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings, according to the

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. The delegation in the

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has a total of 8 members, including 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats.

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Wisconsin, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Wisconsin between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Obsolete districts

* Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district * Wisconsin's 9th congressional district * Wisconsin's 10th congressional district * Wisconsin's 11th congressional district

References

"Congressional Districts" (Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 3)"Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Information"
from the Wisconsin State Legislature.

External links

* {{WI-FedRep

Current districts and representatives

Historical and present district boundaries

Obsolete districts

See also

References

External links