Wisconsin's 31st Senate district

The 31st Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties, and most of Pierce County, as well as western Eau Claire County, western Jackson County, and part of southern Dunn County. It includes most of the city of Eau Claire, as well as the cities of Arcadia, Buffalo City, Durand, Galesville, Independence, Prescott, and Whitehall. The district also contains landmarks such as Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Perrot State Park, and University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.[3]

Wisconsin's 31st
State Senate district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
composed of Assembly districts 91, 92, and 93
Senator
  Jeff Smith
D–Eau Claire
since January 7, 2019 (4 years)
Demographics88.4% White
1.4% Black
4.7% Hispanic
2.7% Asian
1.4% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		178,630[1]
140,563
NotesWestern Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Jeff Smith is the senator representing the 31st district. He was first elected in 2018 general election. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2007 through 2011.[4]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 31st Senate district comprises the 91st, 92nd, and 93rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is located almost entirely within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The exception is areas in northern Jackson County, and central Chippewa County, north of Chippewa Falls, which fall within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.[8]

Past senators

Previous senators include:[9]

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created by 1861 Wisc. Act 216. 1861 La Crosse and Monroe counties
Edwin Flint Rep. 15th 1862
Angus Cameron Rep. 16th 1863
Natl. Union 17th 1864
John A. Chandler Natl. Union 18th 1865
19th 1866
Justin W. Ranney Natl. Union 20th 1867 La Crosse and Vernon counties
Rep. 21st 1868
Cyrus M. Butt Rep. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
Angus Cameron Rep. 24th 1871
25th 1872
WI Senate District 31, 1872-1902
La Crosse County
1870 population: 20,297
1875 population: 23,945
1880 population: 27,072
Gideon Hixon Rep. 26th 1873
27th 1874
Sylvester Nevins Rep. 28th 1875
29th 1876
Merrick Wing Rep. 30th 1877
31st 1878
Gysbert Van Steenwyk Rep. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
Merrick Wing Rep. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Donald A. McDonald Dem. 36th 1883–1884
37th 1885–1886
Thomas A. Dyson Rep. 38th 1887–1888
39th 1889–1890 La Crosse and Vernon counties
1885 population: 34,791
Henry Conner Dem. 40th 1891–1892
41st 1893–1894 Jackson, Monroe, and Vernon counties
1890 population: 64,119
James J. McGillivray Rep. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898 Jackson, Juneau, and Monroe counties
1895 population: 61,826
1900 population: 66,198
44th 1899–1900
45th 1901–1902
46th 1903–1904
47th 1905–1906
H. W. Barker Rep. 48th 1907–1908
49th 1909–1910
Howard Teasdale Rep. 50th 1911–1912
51st 1913–1914 Jackson, Monroe, and Vernon counties
1910 population: 74,072
J. Henry Bennett Rep. 52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
Howard Teasdale Rep. 56th 1923–1924 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, and Marquette counties
57th 1925–1926
58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
Orland S. Loomis Rep. 60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
James Earl Leverich Prog. 62nd 1935–1936
63rd 1937–1938
Amrose B. Coller Rep. 64th 1939–1940
65th 1941–1942
James Earl Leverich Prog. 66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
Rep. 68th 1947–1948
69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
72nd 1955–1956 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, and Vernon counties
1950 population: 94,959
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966 Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, and Trempealeau counties
Raymond C. Johnson Rep. 78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974 Most of Clark County
Most of Eau Claire County
Most of Jackson County
Most of Monroe County
Northern Juneau County
Northern Adams County
Northern Jackson County
Northern Trempealeau County
Southwest Wood County
Part of Waushara County
Thomas Harnisch Dem. 82nd 1975–1976
83rd 1977–1978
84th 1979–1980
85th 1981–1982
Rodney C. Moen Dem. 86th 1983–1984 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Most of Monroe County
87th 1985–1986 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Northern Monroe County
Part of Clark County
88th 1987–1988
89th 1989–1990
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Monroe County
Parts of Eau Claire County
92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
Ron Brown Rep. 96th 2003–2004 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Eastern Pierce County
Northern Monroe County
Southern Dunn County
Part of Clark County
97th 2005–2006
Kathleen Vinehout Dem. 98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
101st 2013–2014
Buffalo and Pepin counties and
Most of Pierce County
Most of Trempealeau County
Western Eau Claire County
Southern Dunn County
Western Jackson County
102nd 2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
Jeff Smith Dem. 104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022
106th 2023–2024
Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau counties and
most of Pierce County,
southern Dunn County,
western Eau Claire County,
western Jackson County

References
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "Senate District 31". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 31 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. "Senator Jeff Smith". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  5. "Representative Jodi Emerson". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  6. "Representative Treig E. Pronschinske". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  7. "Representative Warren Petryk". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  8. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  9. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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