West Salem, WI is a small town in the western part of Wisconsin. It is home to a diverse population of just over 5,000 people. West Salem has a robust political landscape that features several local races for public office each year. These races include members of both major political parties, as well as independents and other candidates from smaller parties. In recent years, the town has seen increased interest in local politics, with more candidates running for office in order to bring change that will benefit their constituents and the town as a whole. This heightened sense of civic engagement makes West Salem an attractive place to live for those who believe in participating in the democratic process at the local level.
The political climate in West Salem, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, WI is somewhat liberal. In La Crosse County, WI 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Crosse county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.3%.
La Crosse county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Salem, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
La Crosse-Onalaska 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.
West Salem, 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 West Salem, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $12,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $15,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)