Sturtevant, Wisconsin is a small community located in Racine County. While the town does not have its own mayor or city council, it is still involved in local politics on a county level. Racine County has a five-member Board of Supervisors which is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county and setting policies that affect Sturtevant and other communities within the county. The Board of Supervisors makes decisions on major policy issues such as land use, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development that impact all areas of the county. Additionally, Sturtevant elects representatives to serve in the Wisconsin State Legislature where decisions are made that impact everyday life. From education reform to healthcare legislation, these representatives work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met. By staying informed about local politics and actively engaging with their representative in the legislature, residents of Sturtevant can help create positive change in their community.
The political climate in Sturtevant, WI is leaning conservative.
Racine County, WI is leaning conservative. In Racine County, WI 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Racine county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Racine county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sturtevant, WI is leaning conservative.
Racine County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Racine Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sturtevant, Wisconsin: r 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 Sturtevant, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,697 contributions totaling $224,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 733 contributions totaling $558,401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)