Waukesha County, Wisconsin has long had an active political culture. It is home to a diverse group of citizens with various opinions on the issues that affect their day-to-day lives. The county has seen a number of candidates for state and local office over the past few years, all vying for the opportunity to represent their constituents in local and state government. In addition, Waukesha County has experienced significant growth in recent years, which has added to the complexity of challenges faced by political candidates and elected officials alike. No matter who is chosen to take up these important roles, it is essential that they have a keen understanding of the needs and concerns of those within Waukesha County in order to make informed decisions on behalf of those they serve.
The political climate in Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative.
In Waukesha County, WI 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waukesha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
Waukesha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha 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.
Waukesha, Wisconsin: R R R R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Waukesha County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,338 contributions totaling $1,575,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12,669 contributions totaling $6,168,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $487 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)