Jamestown, WI is a small suburban town located just outside of Madison, WI. As with many smaller towns in the area, the politics of Jamestown are quite conservative leaning. The city council consists of five members who have been elected to serve four year terms. In recent years, local government has focused on providing a safe and vibrant community for its residents by investing in infrastructure improvements and job growth. Residents take pride in their town and show their support with active participation in local politics and school board meetings. Local elections typically have low voter turnout but are important to keep the town running smoothly. There is also an active volunteer base that helps run events throughout the year such as summer concerts, farmers markets, and other community gatherings. With an engaged population and strong leadership from elected officials, Jamestown continues to be a great place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Jamestown, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Grant County, WI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Grant county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Platteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Jamestown, Wisconsin: d d D D 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 Jamestown, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $12,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $7,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)