Dodgeville, Wisconsin is a small town located in southwestern Wisconsin. As such, political involvement is an important part of the community and is heavily engaged with by local residents. There are several local political organizations in Dodgeville that have regular meetings and actively work on issues that are important to the town. These organizations include the League of Women Voters, Democracy for America, and Common Ground WI. The main issues they focus on include public education, environmental protection, and economic development. In addition to these organizations, there are several local political candidates who have chosen to run for office in Dodgeville's municipal elections. These candidates come from all walks of life and represent a wide range of ideologies ranging from progressive to moderate to conservative. Each candidate brings unique perspectives to the table which allows them to better serve their constituents by understanding their specific needs and advocating for solutions that meet them. Through active engagement with these local political organizations and candidates, Dodgeville citizens can ensure that their voices are heard in government decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Dodgeville, WI is leaning liberal.
Iowa County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Iowa County, WI 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.2%.
Iowa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodgeville, WI is leaning liberal.
Iowa County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Dodgeville, 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 Dodgeville, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $31,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $38,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)