The politics in Waterville, Wisconsin are fairly typical for a small town. The city is represented by elected officials from the local government, such as the mayor and city council members. Every two years, these positions are up for election and there is usually a contested race that draws multiple candidates. These local elections draw attention from the community members who care deeply about their city and how it functions. Issues such as taxes, public infrastructure, and economic development are discussed at length in order to find the best possible solutions for Waterville's future. It is through these elections that citizens of Waterville have a say in their government and ultimately what happens in their hometown.
The political climate in Waterville, WI is strongly conservative.
Pepin County, WI is strongly conservative. In Pepin County, WI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pepin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Pepin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterville, WI is strongly conservative.
Pepin County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Waterville, Wisconsin: d d 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 Waterville, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $31,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $612 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)