Lafayette is a rural community located in Monroe County, Wisconsin. In Lafayette, the government is managed by an elected town board made up of five members. The board is responsible for making decisions on local issues such as tax levies, land use regulations, and other policy matters. \nResidents of Lafayette have the opportunity to shape their community's future through participation in local elections. Every spring, residents can cast their ballots for candidates that are running for spots on the town board or for other local offices such as school board or county positions. \nLafayette also has representatives at the state level who are elected to protect and advocate for the interests of their constituents in Madison. There are also legislators from Monroe County in both houses of Congress who work together with the state representatives to ensure that citizens receive adequate representation in Washington D.C.. Through these efforts, Lafayette residents can be sure that their voices are heard both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Lafayette town (Monroe County), WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette town (Monroe County), WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin 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.
Lafayette town (Monroe County), Wisconsin: r r d 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 Lafayette town (Monroe County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $10,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $27,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)