Belvidere, Wisconsin is a small town with a population just over 8,000 people. Politics in the city are generally quite conservative, largely due to its proximity to Milwaukee and other metro areas. Local elections in Belvidere tend to be nonpartisan races centered on issues such as infrastructure and economic development. Political candidates typically focus on issues of importance to the community, such as improving education, creating new jobs, and making sure that local resources are used wisely. Issues of immigration and social justice often don't get much attention during local elections due to the conservative nature of the town. However, there are some candidates who have pledged their commitment to bring more diverse voices into local government decisions.
The political climate in Belvidere, WI is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, WI is strongly conservative. In Buffalo County, WI 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.6%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belvidere, WI is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Belvidere, 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 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 Belvidere, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $16,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $43,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)