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United States Representative, Congressional District 5

Congressional District 5 (119th Congress), Wisconsin

My vote power

Average

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Above average · 59 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 742,808 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,914,872 ÷ 742,808) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.59, measured against a statewide vote in WI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Low · rated not competitive as of August 20, 2026

Election analysts currently rate this race not competitive. Rating from Inside Elections.

Show the decisiveness math

IE "Solid Republican" (d=5) → mean 5 → "not competitive" → grade low (d: toss-up 0, tilt 2, lean(s) 3, likely 4, solid/safe 5; mean, first match: <1 toss-up, <2.5 very competitive, <3.5 competitive, <4.5 somewhat competitive, otherwise not competitive; toss-up and very competitive grade high, competitive and somewhat competitive grade average, not competitive grades low)

Above average representation + low decisiveness → My vote power: Average.

The current race rating comes from a single analyst source, so it is less certain.

About this office

  • Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
  • Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
  • Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates

Democratic · declared

Andrew Beck is a Wisconsin private-sector professional who worked in product development at GE Healthcare and earned an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University. He lives in West Bend.

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Scott Fitzgerald has represented Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2021. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 through 2020, including service as majority leader.

Sources: gpelections.org · pbswisconsin.org