Reedsburg, WI is a small town located in Sauk County with a population of approximately 10,000 people. The Reedsburg government consists of an elected mayor and city council members who work together to make decisions on local matters such as zoning regulations, infrastructure improvements, and the budget. The most recent election was held in 2019 and saw the reelection of Mayor James Smith. Elections are held every two years for mayor and council members. In addition to the elected officials, there are many dedicated volunteers working hard to keep Reedsburg running smoothly and efficiently. These volunteers contribute their time to serve on various boards such as the Parks & Recreation Board, Public Safety Committee and Downtown Development Authority. Through these committees, action is taken on projects that help improve the quality of life for Reedsburg residents.
The political climate in Reedsburg, WI is leaning conservative.
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
Reedsburg, WI is leaning conservative.
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.
Reedsburg, 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 Reedsburg, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $18,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $26,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)