The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Bloomer, Ladysmith, Medford, Neillsville, and Rice Lake.

[2] Jesse James is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023.

[3][4] After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district.

The portion of the district in Dunn County and the northwest part of Chippewa County fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden.

Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.