Racine, WI is a vibrant city with a long history of politics. It has been home to many influential local politicians, such as former mayor John Dickert who served from 2004-2016. The current mayor of Racine, Cory Mason, is continuing the tradition of political leadership in the city. Racine is very active in local politics and there are always ongoing campaigns and debates among citizens on the issues impacting their community. In recent years, topics like public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth have been at the forefront of these conversations. Racine residents have also been vocal about climate change and environmental issues, with many advocating for stronger measures to protect their environment. It's clear that citizens in this city are passionate about their political issues and it's no surprise that political candidates from both sides of the aisle come to Racine when campaigning for office.
The political climate in Racine, WI is leaning liberal.
Racine County, WI is leaning conservative. In Racine County, WI 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Racine county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Racine county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Racine, WI is leaning liberal.
Racine County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Racine Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Racine, Wisconsin: r r d d r r
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 Racine, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,793 contributions totaling $432,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,748 contributions totaling $1,483,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $849 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)