Port Washington, WI is a small city located on the shores of Lake Michigan. The city has a long history of civic engagement, with citizens involved in many local political activities. The local government is made up of an elected Mayor and a Common Council consisting of six members that represent the city's five wards. Elections are held every four years in April. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in voter participation and involvement in local politics, with many residents taking part in debates and discussions about issues affecting their community. There has also been an increase in candidates running for various offices within the government, providing more options for voters to choose from when making their decision during elections. Overall, Port Washington is becoming increasingly involved in its local politics and continues to be a vibrant place for citizens to engage with each other and be heard.
The political climate in Port Washington, WI is somewhat conservative.
Ozaukee County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Ozaukee County, WI 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ozaukee county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.1%.
Ozaukee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Washington, WI is somewhat conservative.
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Port Washington, 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 Port Washington, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,330 contributions totaling $124,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 599 contributions totaling $156,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)