Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin is a vibrant and diverse community located on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is home to an active civic life which includes numerous clubs, organizations, and events. Politically, Whitefish Bay is an overwhelmingly Democratic-leaning area in a state that has voted consistently for Republican candidates in recent presidential elections. The city council is composed of nine members who are elected by local residents and serve staggered four-year terms. While there are no current political candidates running for office within the city limits, many local people take part in campaigns and initiatives that support their beliefs or contribute to their neighborhoods. Over the years, forums have been held to discuss issues such as public safety, taxes and spending, economic development, education reform, environmental protection, and more. Whitefish Bay’s representatives are committed to working together to ensure its citizens are represented fairly and effectively at all levels of government.
The political climate in Whitefish Bay, 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
Whitefish Bay, 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.
Whitefish Bay, 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 Whitefish Bay, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,514 contributions totaling $3,253,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,536 contributions totaling $3,731,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,055 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)