Turtle, WI is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. Politics in Turtle are largely driven by the needs and desires of its citizens. The local government works to create policies that support the growth and development of the community. The town has a mayor and council members who are elected by the residents every two years. They work together to bring positive change to Turtle and help create an environment where residents can thrive. The local political candidates work to represent their constituents and ensure their voices are heard in the decision-making process. Issues like taxes, economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure improvements are all addressed in order to make sure Turtle remains a safe and vibrant community for years to come.
The political climate in Turtle, WI is leaning liberal.
Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Rock County, WI 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.5%.
Rock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turtle, WI is leaning liberal.
Rock County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Janesville-Beloit 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.
Turtle, 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 Turtle, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,426 contributions totaling $119,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 673 contributions totaling $4,851,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $7,209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)