Excelsior is a small town in Wisconsin with a population of around 500 people. Due to the size and population of the town, there are no local political candidates running for office. However, Excelsior does take an active role in state and federal elections. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current local policies and to vote in all elections. They often come together as a community to hold rallies or host events that promote political engagement from their neighbors. The town is passionate about creating an environment where everyone feels welcome to get involved in their civic duties, no matter their political beliefs or affiliations. Excelsior is proud of their commitment to ensure that all voices are heard and respected when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Excelsior, WI is somewhat conservative.
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal. In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Excelsior, WI is somewhat conservative.
Sauk County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Excelsior, Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 Excelsior, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,459 contributions totaling $114,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 411 contributions totaling $49,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)