Sumner (Jefferson County), Wisconsin is a small town in the southeastern corner of the state. The community has been historically conservative, favoring Republican candidates at all levels of government. While the population is relatively small, Sumner (Jefferson Cnty) boasts a strong commitment to civic engagement and participation in the political process. In recent years, the area has seen an increase in turnout for both local and national elections, with citizens showing their support of candidates from both major parties. Despite its small size, Sumner (Jefferson Cnty) is a politically active community that prioritizes participating in meaningful civic action.
The political climate in Sumner town (Jefferson County), WI is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WI 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumner town (Jefferson County), WI is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Watertown-Fort Atkinson 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.
Sumner town (Jefferson County), Wisconsin: R R d r 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 Sumner town (Jefferson County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,711 contributions totaling $292,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,038 contributions totaling $214,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)