Markesan, WI is a small rural community located in the south-central part of Wisconsin. The town has a strong sense of community and many residents take an active interest in local politics. Local elections take place every two years and candidates typically focus on issues that affect the town such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, education, public safety, and environmental protection. Residents are passionate about their local government and take pride in voting to ensure that their voices are heard. As such, Markesan has seen significant advancements under the current leadership with numerous projects added over the last few years to enhance the quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Markesan, WI is strongly conservative.
Green Lake County, WI is very conservative. In Green Lake County, WI 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Green Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.3%.
Green Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Markesan, WI is strongly conservative.
Green Lake County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Markesan, 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 Markesan, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $3,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $33,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)