Grant County, Wisconsin is a vibrant area with a strong political system. The county is home to a wide range of residents who are all represented on the local government level. Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties both serve on the county board and work together to make decisions for the betterment of Grant County. Local politicians strive to be as transparent as possible in their actions and regularly hold meetings with constituents in order to strengthen their understanding of issues that affect the community. Additionally, there are numerous organizations throughout the county dedicated to furthering civic engagement and making sure that voices from every corner of Grant County are heard by the people who represent them in government.
The political climate in Grant County, WI is somewhat conservative.
In Grant County, WI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Grant county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant County, WI is somewhat conservative.
Platteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Grant, Wisconsin: d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Grant County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,276 contributions totaling $93,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $46,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)