The politics in Wayne, Wisconsin, located in Lafayette County, are currently led by a local government council made up of elected officials from the various towns throughout the county. The leaders of these towns are elected to serve on the council and make decisions that affect the entire community. All citizens of Wayne have the right to vote in municipal elections and participate in local politics. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, and zoning regulations are all addressed by the council. In addition, there are several initiatives and projects implemented by the town council throughout each year that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Wayne town (Lafayette County), WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne town (Lafayette County), WI is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Wisconsin 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.
Wayne town (Lafayette County), 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 Wayne town (Lafayette County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $4,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)