Sauk City, Wisconsin has been home to local politics for many decades and the small city holds a special place in its residents' hearts. The city council is made up of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Sauk City and are responsible for making decisions related to issues like infrastructure, public safety, taxes, and more. In addition to the city council, voters also elect representatives to serve in state and federal government positions. These individuals work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met and help make sure that Sauk City's voice is heard in government. Every election cycle brings new political candidates who offer a different perspective on how best to serve their constituents. As a result, Sauk City politics remain dynamic with fresh ideas coming from citizens who care deeply about their town and want it to thrive.
The political climate in Sauk City, WI is leaning conservative.
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal. In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sauk City, WI is leaning conservative.
Sauk County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 Sauk City, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $5,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $11,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)