The small town of Dalton, Wisconsin is home to a tight-knit community of families and businesses. Despite its size, politics are still an important topic of conversation in the area. Home to a mix of Republican and Democratic voters, Dalton is an important part of the larger political landscape in Wisconsin. There are no local political candidates running for office currently, but much like any other town, residents remain interested in what’s happening at the state and national level. Issues that affect everyday life are discussed and debated heatedly over coffee or at the local tavern. The people who come from or live in Dalton take their civic responsibility seriously and will do their part to make sure their voices are heard on issues both big and small.
The political climate in Dalton, WI is strongly conservative.
Green Lake County, WI is very conservative. In Green Lake County, WI 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Green Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.3%.
Green Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dalton, WI is strongly conservative.
Green Lake County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Dalton, Wisconsin: R R R 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 Dalton, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)