McFarland, WI is a small community in Dane County that is known for its natural beauty and close-knit community. The politics in McFarland, WI take place at the local level, with residents coming together to determine how their town should be governed. Local issues such as infrastructure, education and public safety are all addressed by members of the Town Board. Every spring residents of McFarland have the opportunity to vote for Town Board candidates who best represent their views on these important issues. As an engaged and active community, McFarland residents take pride in their Town Board and its dedication to providing them with an effective local government that meets the needs of the community.
The political climate in McFarland, WI is somewhat liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McFarland, WI is somewhat liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
McFarland, Wisconsin: D D D D D 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 McFarland, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,875 contributions totaling $165,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 402 contributions totaling $60,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)