The town of Wiota, WI is a small rural community with a long history of political involvement. Residents of the area are known for their active engagement in local government and have had an especially active role in recent years. Wiota is represented by several state legislators as well as several county offices. While most people involved in politics here are Republicans, there are some Democrats who make their voices heard as well. The town is also home to a number of local activist groups that voice the opinions of the citizens on important issues within the community and beyond. These groups help to ensure that all sides of an issue are presented and discussed when decisions need to be made. Overall, the politics in Wiota, WI are vibrant and diverse, providing opportunities for everyone to get involved in making sure their voice is heard and making sure their values are represented.
The political climate in Wiota, WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wiota, WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 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.
Wiota, 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 Wiota, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $140,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $13,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)