Cambria, WI is a rural town located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin. Home to just over 1,800 residents, the politics of Cambria are driven primarily by community members’ interests and values. In recent years, local elections have been decided on issues ranging from education reform to property rights. The most recent election saw two candidates vying for mayor, both of whom had distinctive stances on important topics such as taxation and infrastructure improvements. The current mayor is committed to working with nearby communities to ensure that Cambria continues its momentum towards economic growth and development. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining an environment that encourages businesses and strong families in order to create a successful future for all citizens of Cambria.
The political climate in Cambria, 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
Cambria, 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.
Cambria, 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 Cambria, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $3,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)