The politics in Lake Delton, WI are vibrant and ever-changing; every election cycle brings new challenges and opportunities for the citizens of this small town. The people here are passionate about their local governments, and have a strong interest in making sure that they are represented by the best candidates. They take their civic responsibility seriously, and always turn out to vote on election day. Additionally, the many different organizations and events dedicated to fostering debate and discussion among the residents of Lake Delton keep the conversation around local politics alive throughout the year. In conclusion, residents of Lake Delton put great value on having a say in their city’s future, ensuring that it continues to be one of Wisconsin’s most desirable places to live.
The political climate in Lake Delton, WI is leaning liberal.
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal. In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Delton, WI is leaning liberal.
Sauk County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 Lake Delton, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,318 contributions totaling $156,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $261,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $801 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)