River Hills, WI is a small suburban town with a population of about 5,000. Located just outside of Milwaukee, it is home to many families and businesses. The government of River Hills is run by an elected Board of Supervisors who are responsible for the day-to-day operations. Every two years, citizens of River Hills have the opportunity to elect candidates to represent them on the board. This year, there are five local candidates running for office in the upcoming election: Bill Smith, Sarah Williams, Tony Johnson, Christopher Lopez, and Jenna Brown. Each candidate has their own unique policy platforms focused on improving the quality of life in River Hills. It promises to be an exciting election as residents decide which candidate will best serve their needs and represent their interests on the board.
The political climate in River Hills, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
River Hills, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
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.
River Hills, Wisconsin: D D D D D 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 River Hills, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,876 contributions totaling $1,558,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,500 contributions totaling $2,992,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)