Waukesha, WI is an important political hub in the state of Wisconsin. The city is home to a number of local and national elected officials, including members of the U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate and Assembly, County Board of Supervisors and City Council. Each year there is a lively debate among candidates running for public office in Waukesha on topics such as taxes, government services, public safety and economic development. Residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard during election season by actively participating in campaigns or attending forums and debates hosted by local media outlets. This helps ensure that politicians are held accountable to their constituents and that Waukesha remains a thriving, vibrant community with the best interests of its citizens at heart.
The political climate in Waukesha, WI is somewhat conservative.
Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative. In Waukesha County, WI 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waukesha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
Waukesha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waukesha, WI is somewhat conservative.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
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.
Waukesha, Wisconsin: R R R 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 Waukesha, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,521 contributions totaling $368,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,046 contributions totaling $1,407,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $462 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)