Oconomowoc Lake, WI is an unincorporated community located in Waukesha County in the state of Wisconsin. The politics of Oconomowoc Lake are largely shaped by local officials involved in Waukesha County government. The county board is composed of 19 members from 19 different districts and is the governing body of the county. The county executive is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county as well as developing and implementing policy initiatives that benefit the residents of Oconomowoc Lake. Additionally, the city clerk handles election-related duties and serves as a liaison between local political candidates and Oconomowoc Lake voters. Local candidates for office may campaign for positions on the county board, mayor, or various other local offices to represent the interests of Oconomowoc Lake residents.
The political climate in Oconomowoc Lake, WI is somewhat conservative.
Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative. In Waukesha County, WI 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waukesha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
Waukesha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oconomowoc Lake, WI is somewhat conservative.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha 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.
Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin: R R R R 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 Oconomowoc Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,043 contributions totaling $71,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,244 contributions totaling $601,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)