Genesee, Wisconsin is a small town with a population of 1,000 people located in Waukesha County. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area and has its own local government that sets policies for the town. The local government consists of a mayor, town board, and several committees to ensure the efficient functioning of the municipality. Every two years citizens go to the polls to elect their representatives, who serve on the town board for four-year terms. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on engaging citizens in decision making processes to ensure that Genesee remains a welcoming and safe place to live. Issues like public safety and economic development are important topics for candidates running for office in Genesee and they regularly hold forums where citizens can voice their opinions and concerns. The mayor also works closely with local businesses to create jobs and promote growth within the community.
The political climate in Genesee, WI is moderately conservative.
Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative. In Waukesha County, WI 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waukesha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
Waukesha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Genesee, WI is moderately conservative.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Genesee, 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 Genesee, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,372 contributions totaling $438,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,599 contributions totaling $1,630,093 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)