Cold Spring, WI has a long and vibrant history of politics. While the town is not large in terms of population, it still plays an important role in local and state politics. Every two years, residents of Cold Spring, WI come together to elect their local representatives. These representatives work hard to make sure that all citizens are represented and that their voices are heard. In recent years, elections have been competitive with a variety of candidates vying for office. Candidates from both parties take part in debates and forums to appeal to the citizens of Cold Spring, WI and discuss the issues they feel are important to the town’s future. With each election cycle, new ideas come forward as residents decide who will serve them best. The result is a lively political landscape that remains committed to creating positive change for Cold Spring, WI.
The political climate in Cold Spring, WI is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WI 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cold Spring, WI is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Cold Spring, Wisconsin: R R d r 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 Cold Spring, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,131 contributions totaling $264,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 656 contributions totaling $161,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)