Scott is a small town located in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It is a tight-knit community with citizens who are passionate about local politics. Every election season, residents come together to discuss the issues that are important to their way of life. Whether it’s advocating for better public transportation, creating more jobs and opportunities, or improving the quality of education in the area, locals always have something to talk about when it comes to politics. Scott has a deep history of activism and involvement in politics as well. From campaigning for local candidates to attending meetings and rallies, Scott citizens are never shy when it comes to making their voices heard on important political issues. Despite its size, Scott is an active participant in the political process of Wisconsin and makes sure its voice has an impact on state-level decisions.
The political climate in Scott town (Columbia County), 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
Scott town (Columbia County), 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.
Scott town (Columbia County), 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 Scott town (Columbia County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $13,909 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $7,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)