Barton, WI is a small town in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a thriving economy and an engaged community of citizens who are passionate about making sure their town remains vibrant and prosperous. Like many towns across the country, Barton holds elections for local politicians to serve in local government positions such as mayor, council member, and school board representative. The politicians running for office in Barton have been focused on bringing more businesses to the area, creating jobs, improving public education options, and ensuring that everyone in the community feels safe. During election season, candidates can be seen talking to residents at events like farmers markets and holiday parades, discussing important issues and how they plan to address those topics if they get elected. Though some may disagree on certain points of view or proposed solutions for current issues, overall Barton's citizens come together to support their local political candidates during election season.
The political climate in Barton, WI is strongly conservative.
Washington County, WI is very conservative. In Washington County, WI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barton, WI is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Barton, 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 Barton, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 906 contributions totaling $86,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,104 contributions totaling $360,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)