South Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a city in Milwaukee County located on the south shore of Lake Michigan. It has experienced numerous changes over the years, but its political history remains largely unchanged. South Milwaukee has long been represented by an independent mayor and common council members, along with a county executive and board of supervisors. The current mayor is Erik Brooks, who was elected in 2019. Under his leadership, South Milwaukee seeks to create a vibrant economy that supports local small businesses and encourages growth for all residents. The city council consists of 11 members who are responsible for ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard within the community. Through their collective efforts, they seek to ensure that all citizens have the chance to thrive in this great city. Additionally, there are several state representatives from South Milwaukee who work to further the goals of the community through their advocacy for issues such as education and public safety. Despite its size, South Milwaukee remains active politically and continues striving towards a better future for all its citizens.
The political climate in South Milwaukee, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Milwaukee, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat 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.
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin: D D D D D D
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 South Milwaukee, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 716 contributions totaling $46,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $17,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)