Kenosha County is located in southeastern Wisconsin, just north of the Illinois border. Politics in the county are largely dominated by the Democratic Party, as evidenced by the election of several prominent Democrats to local offices. In recent years, Kenosha County has seen a rise in progressive voters, leading to increased support for progressive candidates. The County Board of Supervisors consists entirely of Democratic members and actively works towards providing resources for low-income and minority communities. The state legislature includes two Democrats who frequently advocate for progressive policies such as increased access to healthcare and renewable energy initiatives. Local elections often feature a variety of positions from both Republican and Democratic parties, giving voters ample opportunities to have their voices heard come election day.
The political climate in Kenosha County, WI is leaning conservative.
In Kenosha County, WI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenosha county remained Republican, 50.7% to 47.5%.
Kenosha county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenosha County, WI is leaning conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very 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.
Kenosha, 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 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 Kenosha County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,099 contributions totaling $239,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,494 contributions totaling $2,030,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)