Lamont, WI is a small town located in the state of Wisconsin. Although it is small, it still has an active political presence. In Lamont, there are several local political candidates that are vying for various positions in the local government. Currently, the mayor of Lamont is Ken Gertz who was elected in 2018 and has been serving since then. The city council members also consist of different individuals from various backgrounds that aim to make positive changes and decisions for the community. Local initiatives such as expanding public transportation services, creating new jobs, and increasing security have been put forth by these candidates and are currently being discussed. Overall, Lamont has a vibrant political environment that seeks to improve the quality of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Lamont, WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamont, WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 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.
Lamont, 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 Lamont, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 913 contributions totaling $136,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $9,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)