Poynette, WI is a small town located in Columbia County with a population of approximately 2,490 people. The government of Poynette is led by Mayor Jeff Kufalk and the Poynette Village Board which consists of six members. The Town Hall is the main political building located on W Main Street, and hosts meetings and events open to all citizens. In recent years, the local politics in Poynette has been focused on improving economic growth and providing its residents with better services across all areas. For instance, the village has implemented various projects such as installing new sidewalks and traffic signals to make transportation more efficient, investing in public infrastructure like parks, schools, and libraries for better education programs. Additionally, the town has initiated several initiatives to attract new businesses and create jobs for its citizens. As a result of these efforts, the town has seen an increase in population over recent years as well as an improved quality of life for all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Poynette, 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
Poynette, 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.
Poynette, 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 Poynette, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $5,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $14,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)