Newport, Wisconsin is a small village located in Columbia County. It is home to about 1,000 residents who enjoy the peace and tranquility that comes with living in a small town. Although Newport has been historically known for its strong agricultural roots, it has become increasingly involved in local politics in recent years. The village boasts an active and diverse political scene that includes meetings of the local government, participation at the county level, and advocacy for issues important to the citizens of Newport. Residents are encouraged to take part in their community’s political process by attending local government meetings, voting on election days, and getting involved with local grassroots efforts. With each passing year, Newport continues to strengthen and refine its political system as it strives to serve those who call it home.
The political climate in Newport, WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, WI is leaning conservative. In Columbia County, WI 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Columbia county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newport, WI is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
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.
Newport, Wisconsin: d r 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 Newport, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $65,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $239,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)