Delavan, Wisconsin is an area steeped in political history. As the county seat of Walworth County it has long been a hub for local and state politics. The city holds several annual political events such as the Delavan Town Hall Meeting where citizens can ask questions directly to various elected officials and candidates. The town also elects its own mayor and council members who are responsible for governing the city, setting policy, and upholding laws. They work closely with the county board of supervisors to ensure that residents have access to needed services and resources. While candidates vary from election to election, each person brings an important set of skills and values that help shape the future of Delavan. Through civic engagement, voters can help select leaders who will best serve their needs and create a better community for everyone.
The political climate in Delavan, WI is leaning conservative.
Walworth County, WI is moderately conservative. In Walworth County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.6%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delavan, WI is leaning conservative.
Walworth County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Whitewater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Delavan, 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 Delavan, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,212 contributions totaling $128,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 555 contributions totaling $118,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)