Hartford, WI is a small town located in Washington County. It has a thriving population of about 14,000 people and is filled with the warmth and hospitality of its citizens. Despite its small size, Hartford has an active political scene. There are many local organizations that are dedicated to promoting positive change within the community, such as neighborhood watches and voter registration drives. The City Council meets regularly to discuss pressing issues facing the city such as tax increases or budget cuts. Additionally, local politicians often visit Hartford to discuss their campaigns or events happening in the city. These visits allow citizens to interact directly with their representatives and become involved in the decision-making process. Overall, Hartford provides a welcoming environment for those interested in getting involved in political activities or discourse.
The political climate in Hartford, WI is strongly conservative.
Washington County, WI is very conservative. In Washington County, WI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartford, WI is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
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.
Hartford, 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 Hartford, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $43,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 751 contributions totaling $219,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)