Westby, WI is a small town located in the western part of Wisconsin. It is a place that values traditional American values, and prides itself on being self-sufficient as well as supportive of its local community. While it often goes unnoticed in the political arena, Westby has an active local government with the Mayor and City Council working together to make decisions and create policies that benefit the citizens of Westby. The City Council is made up of five elected members who are responsible for allocating funds, considering zoning changes, and conducting public meetings as well as dealing with local issues such as parking regulations, building regulations, and other important matters. For those interested in getting involved in local politics, Westby holds elections every two years for City Council seats as well as mayoral races. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available throughout the year for those looking to make a difference within their community.
The political climate in Westby, WI is somewhat conservative.
Vernon County, WI is leaning conservative. In Vernon County, WI 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon county remained Republican, 51.6% to 46.8%.
Vernon county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westby, WI is somewhat conservative.
Vernon County, Wisconsin is leaning 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.
Westby, 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 Westby, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $8,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $5,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)