Shullsburg, WI is a small town located in southwestern Wisconsin. It has a rich history of progressive politics and community involvement. The town is home to a variety of civic organizations that promote social justice and environmental awareness. These organizations are involved in numerous projects including local education initiatives, health care reform campaigns, and sustainability efforts. Politically, Shullsburg is largely blue and votes heavily for progressive candidates. In the last election cycle, many local residents supported democratic candidates at both the state and national level. This reflects the overall trends in the state of Wisconsin as well as the values that are shared by many locals who live here. Shullsburg remains a vibrant community dedicated to protecting its citizens' rights and working toward a better future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Shullsburg, WI is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shullsburg, WI is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin: d d 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 Shullsburg, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)