Verona, Wisconsin is a small town located in Dane County that has a population of 12,062 as of 2019. The town is governed by its mayor and city council with the current mayor being Dave DeNeve and the current members of the City Council being Sarah-Eve Farhat, Tory Miller, Brian Carter, Paul Henke, Dan Furseth and Kay Wilcox. Verona is known for its commitment to progressive policies and initiatives that focus on sustainability, green energy sources and making sure all citizens have access to quality healthcare and education. In recent years, there has been an increased push towards supporting public transportation systems, promoting local businesses and encouraging community involvement in politics. Verona also hosts many events throughout the year that promote civic engagement such as forums on various topics related to local government or panel discussions about how to get involved in local politics. With its commitment to progressive policies and desire for citizen engagement, Verona is an example of a town where democracy thrives.
The political climate in Verona, WI is somewhat liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Verona, WI is somewhat liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
Verona, 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 Verona, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,072 contributions totaling $343,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $132,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)