Otsego, WI is located in Washington County and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Political involvement is an important part of life in Otsego, with citizens participating in their local government at all levels. The city government consists of a mayor, six council members, and various department directors who are responsible for managing day-to-day operations. Local elections are held annually to determine the mayor and council members, with candidates typically running on platforms that focus on progressive policies such as environmental protection, economic development, and social justice. Education reform initiatives also play a big role in local politics. Community members work together to ensure their voices are heard by holding public meetings and staying informed about current issues affecting their city.
The political climate in Otsego, WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, WI is leaning conservative. In Columbia County, WI 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Columbia county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Otsego, WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
Otsego, Wisconsin: d 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 Otsego, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $29,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $86,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $503 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)