Washington (Sauk Cnty), WI is an area with a rich political history. The current politics of the county are quite diverse and involve many different groups of people. There are several local political organizations that represent various points of view in Washington (Sauk Cnty), WI, ranging from progressive to conservative. These organizations often work together on issues of mutual concern. In addition to these local organizations, there are also several state representatives who work to ensure the voice of their constituents is heard at the state level. Together, these different voices all contribute to making sure the interests of the people in Washington (Sauk Cnty), WI are well represented and respected.
The political climate in Washington town (Sauk County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal. In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington town (Sauk County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Sauk County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Washington town (Sauk County), Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 Washington town (Sauk County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $97,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 312 contributions totaling $47,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)