Sparta, Wisconsin is a quaint town located in the heart of Monroe County. The town has a rich history and is known for its vibrant culture and community activities. Although Sparta is small in size, it has an active political environment where citizens can become involved and voice their opinions on local issues. The most prominent local political parties are the Republicans and Democrats, who both hold seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Each election season, voters in Sparta come out to cast their ballots for candidates that best represent their beliefs and values. The local politicians work hard to make sure that important issues like education, health care, infrastructure development, and job creation are addressed with the needs of the community at the forefront. Citizens are regularly kept informed about current events with newsletters from city hall and public meetings hosted by local representatives. With this active political involvement, Sparta remains an engaged community that continues to strive for progress.
The political climate in Sparta, WI is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sparta, WI is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Sparta, Wisconsin: r r d r 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 Sparta, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $10,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $27,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)