Decatur, WI is a small town located in Dane County with a population of about 4,000 people. Despite its size, Decatur has an active political landscape. The town is governed by a mayor and trustees who are elected to serve the citizens of the community. They work together to ensure that the town meets its obligations and continues to grow and improve. In addition to these elected officials, there are many local organizations and activists working on important issues in Decatur such as housing, transportation, education, and public safety. These groups often partner with local politicians to help push for policies and legislation that will benefit the people of Decatur. As a result of this strong civic engagement, Decatur has become a vibrant and prosperous community with strong ties between the citizens and their government.
The political climate in Decatur, WI is somewhat conservative.
Green County, WI is leaning liberal. In Green County, WI 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Green county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 47.5%.
Green county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur, WI is somewhat conservative.
Green County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Decatur, Wisconsin: d d D D d d
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 Decatur, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $7,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $5,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)