Bear Creek, located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, is a small community with a strong sense of community pride. Over the years, Bear Creek has had a variety of local political leaders who have worked to ensure the best interests of the town and its citizens are supported. Currently, Bear Creek has a mayor and village board that holds regular meetings to discuss local issues. These leaders work hard to ensure that all members of the community are represented and that their voice is heard in the decision making process. Issues such as infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, taxes, and public safety often come up for discussion during these meetings. In addition to these leaders, local residents also have an opportunity to get involved with their government by running for office or voting in elections. By being active participants in politics, citizens can help shape our local government and ensure it remains reflective of our values and beliefs.
The political climate in Bear Creek town (Sauk County), WI is somewhat 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
Bear Creek town (Sauk County), WI is somewhat 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.
Bear Creek town (Sauk County), 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 Bear Creek town (Sauk County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 956 contributions totaling $129,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $41,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)