Norway, WI is a small town located in Racine County, Wisconsin. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its quaint atmosphere and rural charm. Politically speaking, Norway is heavily influenced by the local Republican Party which holds sway over both the city council and county board. The Mayor of Norway is currently Linda Parkins, who was elected to her post in 2017. Other leading figures on the city council include Vice-Mayor Bill Johnson, Alderman James Smith, Alderwoman Jessica Mathers, and City Clerk/Treasurer Mary Schmitt. Norway’s current representatives at the state level are Senator Van Wanggaard and Representative David Steffen. At the federal level, Norway is represented by Senator Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Bryan Steil. In general, the politics of Norway are conservative and focused on local issues such as infrastructure improvements and economic development.
The political climate in Norway, WI is somewhat conservative.
Racine County, WI is leaning conservative. In Racine County, WI 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Racine county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Racine county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norway, WI is somewhat conservative.
Racine County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Racine Metro Area is leaning 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.
Norway, Wisconsin: r r 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 Norway, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,871 contributions totaling $115,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,551 contributions totaling $271,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)