CHAPTER 3
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
3.001 Nine congressional districts.
3.002 Description of territory.
3.003 Territory omitted from congressional redistricting.
3.01 First congressional district.
3.02 Second congressional district.
3.03 Third congressional district.
3.04 Fourth congressional district.
3.05 Fifth congressional district.
3.06 Sixth congressional district.
3.07 Seventh congressional district.
3.08 Eighth congressional district.
3.09 Ninth congressional district.
3.001
3.001
Nine congressional districts. Based on the certified official results of the 1990 census of population (statewide total: 4,891,769) and the allocation thereunder of congressional representation to this state, the state is divided into 9 congressional districts as nearly equal in population as practicable. Each congressional district, containing approximately 543,530 persons, shall be entitled to elect one representative in the congress of the United States.
3.001 History
History: 1981 c. 154;
1991 a. 256.
3.002
3.002
Description of territory. In this chapter:
3.002(2)
(2) Wherever territory is described by geographic boundaries, such boundaries follow the conventions set forth in
s. 4.003.
3.003
3.003
Territory omitted from congressional redistricting. In case any town, village or ward in existence on the effective date of a congressional redistricting act has not been included in any congressional district, such town, village or ward shall be a part of the congressional district by which it is surrounded or, if it falls on the boundary between 2 or more districts, of the adjacent congressional district having the lowest population according to the federal census upon which the redistricting act is based.
3.003 History
History: 1981 c. 154.
3.01
3.01
First congressional district. The following territory shall constitute the 1st congressional district:
3.01(1)
(1) Whole counties. The counties of Kenosha, Racine, Rock and Walworth.
3.01(2)
(2) Green County. That part of the county of Green consisting of:
3.01(2)(a)
(a) The towns of Albany, Brooklyn, Decatur, Exeter, Jefferson, Spring Grove and Sylvester;
3.01(2)(b)
(b) That part of the town of Mount Pleasant comprising ward 1;
3.01(2)(c)
(c) The villages of Albany and Monticello;
3.01(2)(d)
(d) That part of the village of Brooklyn located in the county; and
3.01(3)
(3) Jefferson County. That part of the county of Jefferson consisting of:
3.01(3)(a)
(a) That part of the town of Koshkonong comprising ward 1;
3.01(3)(b)
(b) That part of the town of Palmyra comprising ward 2; and
3.01(3)(c)
(c) That part of the city of Whitewater located in the county.
3.01(4)
(4) Waukesha County. That part of the county of Waukesha consisting of:
3.01(4)(a)
(a) That part of the town of Mukwonago comprising wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8;
3.01(4)(b)
(b) That part of the town of Vernon comprising wards 2 and 4; and
3.02
3.02
Second congressional district. The following territory shall constitute the 2nd congressional district:
3.02(1)
(1) Whole counties. The counties of Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland and Sauk.
3.02(2)
(2) Dodge County. That part of the county of Dodge consisting of:
3.02(2)(a)
(a) The towns of Elba, Fox Lake, Portland, Shields, Trenton and Westford;
3.02(2)(b)
(b) That part of the town of Calamus comprising ward 1;
3.02(2)(c)
(c) That part of the village of Randolph located in the county;
3.02(2)(e)
(e) That part of the city of Columbus located in the county.
3.02(3)
(3) Green County. That part of the county of Green consisting of:
3.02(3)(a)
(a) The towns of Adams, Cadiz, Clarno, Jordan, Monroe, New Glarus, Washington and York;
3.02(3)(b)
(b) That part of the town of Mount Pleasant comprising ward 2;
3.02(3)(c)
(c) The villages of Browntown and New Glarus;
3.02(3)(d)
(d) That part of the village of Belleville located in the county; and
3.02(4)
(4) Jefferson county. That part of the county of Jefferson consisting of that part of the city of Waterloo comprising wards 1, 2 and 3.
3.03
3.03
Third congressional district. The following territory shall constitute the 3rd congressional district:
3.03(1)
(1) Whole counties. The counties of Barron, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau and Vernon.
3.03(2)
(2) Chippewa county. That part of the county of Chippewa consisting of the town of Edson.
3.03(3)
(3) Clark County. That part of the county of Clark consisting of:
3.03(3)(a)
(a) The towns of Beaver, Butler, Dewhurst, Eaton, Foster, Fremont, Grant, Hendren, Hewett, Levis, Loyal, Lynn, Mead, Mentor, Pine Valley, Seif, Sherman, Sherwood, Unity, Warner, Washburn, Weston and York;
3.03(3)(c)
(c) The cities of Greenwood, Loyal and Neillsville.
3.03(4)
(4) Eau Claire County. That part of the county of Eau Claire consisting of:
3.03(4)(a)
(a) The towns of Bridge Creek, Brunswick, Clear Creek, Drammen, Fairchild, Lincoln, Otter Creek, Pleasant Valley, Seymour, Union, Washington and Wilson;
3.03(4)(b)
(b) The villages of Fairchild and Fall Creek;
3.03(4)(c)
(c) The cities of Altoona and Augusta; and
3.03(4)(d)
(d) That part of the city of Eau Claire located in the county.
3.03(5)
(5) Monroe County. That part of the county of Monroe consisting of:
3.03(5)(a)
(a) The towns of Leon, Little Falls, Portland and Sparta; and
3.03(6)
(6) Polk County. That part of the county of Polk consisting of:
3.03(6)(a)
(a) The towns of Alden, Black Brook, Clayton, Clear Lake, Farmington, Garfield, Lincoln and Osceola;
3.03(6)(b)
(b) The villages of Clayton, Clear Lake, Dresser and Osceola; and
