South Lancaster, WI is a small rural community located in the south-central part of Wisconsin. It has a long history of civic engagement and political activism, with citizens working hard to advance their interests in state and local government. In recent years, the area has seen an increase in local involvement in politics, with residents increasingly deciding to participate in elections for local leaders and voicing their opinions on important issues. South Lancaster has seen various candidates vying for mayor and city council positions, advocating for better infrastructure, economic development, and social services. All of these candidates understand the importance of providing quality services to residents while keeping taxes low. The citizens of South Lancaster have been known to advocate actively on behalf of their beliefs and values at both the local and state level.
The political climate in South Lancaster, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Grant County, WI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Grant county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Lancaster, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Platteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
South Lancaster, Wisconsin: d d 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 South Lancaster, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $5,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $6,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)