Elkhorn, Wisconsin is a small town located in Walworth County with a rich political history. Elkhorn has seen many local candidates from both major parties come and go over the years, each one bringing something unique to the table. In recent elections, Elkhorn voters have overwhelmingly voted for Republican candidates on both the state and national level. However, Democrats have also found success in local races, most notably with former City Councilman Barry O’Neill who was re-elected twice. Although Republicans currently hold office in the city, there remains a strong presence of Democratic candidates vying for local positions. The people of Elkhorn care deeply about their community and take pride in having their voice heard through their active participation in politics.
The political climate in Elkhorn, WI is somewhat conservative.
Walworth County, WI is moderately conservative. In Walworth County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.6%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkhorn, WI is somewhat conservative.
Walworth County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Whitewater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Elkhorn, Wisconsin: R R r R 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 Elkhorn, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $85,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $45,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)