Beloit, Wisconsin is a city located in the south-central region of the state. Politically, Beloit is largely Democratic and has been since the early 1990s. Currently, there are several Democratic candidates running for local offices such as mayor, city council member, school board member, and county commissioner. In addition to local races, residents of Beloit can also engage in national politics and take part in voting for various state and federal representatives. Residents have a strong sense of civic engagement with many attending events related to politics or joining community organizations that advocate for political causes. Beloit is a great place to stay informed about current events and participate in the democratic process.
The political climate in Beloit, WI is somewhat liberal.
Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Rock County, WI 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.5%.
Rock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beloit, WI is somewhat liberal.
Rock County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Janesville-Beloit 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.
Beloit, Wisconsin: D D D D D D
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 Beloit, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,426 contributions totaling $119,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 673 contributions totaling $4,851,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $7,209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)