Sun Prairie, WI is a thriving town located in Dane county. It is home to vibrant political discourse and debate from local residents. Local elections have proven to be highly competitive with many candidates vying for the chance to serve on the city council. In recent years, the focus of political conversations in Sun Prairie has been on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvement, and quality of life. Residents are passionate about making sure their voice is heard in local politics and advocating for the best outcomes for everyone in the community. The atmosphere of civic engagement and involvement makes Sun Prairie an exciting place to live!
The political climate in Sun Prairie, WI is moderately liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sun Prairie, WI is moderately liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
Sun Prairie, 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 Sun Prairie, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,489 contributions totaling $217,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 637 contributions totaling $92,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)