Courtland, WI is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is known for its unique culture and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Courtland is a blue-collar community and tends to lean toward moderate Democratic ideals, despite being situated in a red state. Candidates running in local elections are typically those who can best represent the interests of the citizens of Courtland. Issues important to the people include job security, education reform, and environmental protection. The town's city council works diligently with local businesses to ensure that everyone can benefit from its growth and success. Despite being a small town in size, Courtland takes its politics seriously and strives to ensure that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Courtland, 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
Courtland, 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.
Courtland, 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 Courtland, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $8,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $10,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)