Statewide GIS Datasets

Processed 2010 Census Geography (2/14/2011)

Major water has been clipped and data has been projected to "NAD_1983_HARN_Wisconsin_TM (Meter)".

The new 2010 Wisconsin Statewide Population Totals can be found in PDF and Excel format at : http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/redistricting/data.htm.

2010 redistricting geography and population totals can also be found at the U.S. Census Bureau's Redistricting data site at: www.census.gov/rdo.

To download the FINAL Wisconsin Shape Editor for Local Redistricting (WISE-LR) geography dated October 8, 2012, please visit this link.

*The Assembly, Senate, Congressional and VTD (ward) layers are approximations of the geography created from the 2001 Wisconsin Redistricting Project. Official Assembly, Senate, Congressional, and VTD (ward) layers can be found here.

*The Geography/PL Data Merged files were added to the website on 3/18/2011.

Documentation Files (added 3/21/11)

The Department of Justice "Guidance Concerning Redistricting and Retrogression" document can be found in PDF format here.

The document explaining how the PL 94-171 data was calculated and field name explanations can be found in PDF format here.

Technical Documentation on 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) can be found in PDF format here.

Technical Documentation on 2010 Tiger/Line Shapefiles can be found in PDF format here.