Union (Rock Cnty) is located in the state of Wisconsin and is home to a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is primarily a rural area with many farms and small businesses. The Union politics are run by a council consisting of five members that are elected by the citizens to serve a two-year term. The council meets bi-monthly to discuss local issues and take necessary action. All decisions made by the council must be approved by the county board, which also holds regular public meetings in order for residents to voice their opinions and concerns. In addition, Union has an active Chamber of Commerce which provides support for local business owners as well as advocacy for civic interests within the community. Consequently, politics in Union are an important part of daily life, providing crucial leadership for the overall development of the community.
The political climate in Union town (Rock County), WI is leaning conservative.
Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Rock County, WI 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.5%.
Rock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union town (Rock County), WI is leaning conservative.
Rock County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Janesville-Beloit 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.
Union town (Rock County), 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 Union town (Rock County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,006 contributions totaling $126,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 491 contributions totaling $59,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)