Caledonia (Columbia Cnty), WI is a small city located in the center of the state. It has a long history of involvement in local politics, dating back to its founding in 1859. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government and is represented at the county level by members of both major political parties. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and council positions, and citizens are encouraged to participate in civic life through their participation in local politics. The city prides itself on being an engaged community that encourages active participation from its residents – whether they are registered voters or not. Caledonia is also home to several grassroots organizations that focus on promoting civic engagement and encouraging discussion about important local issues. All these factors make it a great place to get involved with local politics and learn more about the inner workings of government.
The political climate in Caledonia town (Columbia County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, WI is leaning conservative. In Columbia County, WI 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Columbia county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caledonia town (Columbia County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
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.
Caledonia town (Columbia County), Wisconsin: d r D D 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 Caledonia town (Columbia County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,303 contributions totaling $229,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 684 contributions totaling $180,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)