The politics in Smelser, WI have been an important factor in the local landscape for many years. The city is located within the state of Wisconsin and holds a voting district that elects representatives for both the state and federal level. A wide range of issues are discussed from local economic growth to environmental protection to education reform. Over the years, many political candidates have come through this area, seeking to represent their community and make positive changes in the region. In recent years, these candidates have begun to focus more on the social and economic issues that affect everyday citizens in Smelser. Many of these initiatives include increasing access to public health services, advocating for higher wages, and fighting against discrimination. The community remains committed to staying politically informed and actively involved in order to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Smelser, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Grant County, WI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Grant county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smelser, WI is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Platteville Metro Area 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.
Smelser, 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 Smelser, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 623 contributions totaling $45,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $20,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)