Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a bustling city with a vibrant political scene. The city has been the center for major decisions in Wisconsin state policy, and it is home to the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Major political issues debated in the city are criminal justice reform, economic development, and education. The mayor of Milwaukee is Tom Barrett, who has held office since 2004. He has proposed several initiatives to help improve public safety and create jobs in Milwaukee. In addition to the mayor, there are also elected members of the Common Council, which serves as the legislative body of the city. This council members work with community organizations and leaders on local issues while also providing input on regional and state-wide policies that affect Milwaukee residents. Overall, Milwaukee's politics are lively and complex, involving both local and national politicians who all work together to ensure Milwaukee is a safe place for its citizens.
The political climate in Milwaukee, WI is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milwaukee, WI is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Milwaukee, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57,074 contributions totaling $8,298,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11,760 contributions totaling $9,159,633 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $779 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)