Saratoga, Wisconsin, is a small town located in central Wisconsin. It has a rich history and culture that dates back several centuries. The town has long been an important part of the local politics of the area, playing an active role in state and national elections since its founding. Saratoga is governed by a mayor-council government with seven council members who are elected to four-year terms. The mayor is also elected to a four-year term and has the power to appoint members of various committees and boards. In recent years, Saratoga has seen a number of changes in political leadership as new candidates vie for spots on the council and for mayor. This past election cycle saw a fierce competition between two candidates for mayor, with the incumbent winning out after a hard fought campaign. As Saratoga continues to grow and evolve politically, it will be interesting to see what directions its government takes as it seeks to represent the interests of all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Saratoga, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, WI is moderately conservative. In Wood County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.6%.
Wood county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saratoga, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield Metro Area is moderately 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.
Saratoga, Wisconsin: r r D 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 Saratoga, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 659 contributions totaling $79,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 449 contributions totaling $79,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)