Dodge County, Wisconsin is a vibrant and diverse area located in the east central part of the state. The county has many small towns and villages that make up its population. The politics in Dodge County are largely conservative, with a strong emphasis on family values. Most of the politicians running for office in Dodge County are focused on promoting fiscal responsibility, protecting local businesses, and advocating for educational opportunities. There is also a strong emphasis on ensuring all residents have access to quality healthcare services. Several prominent state level legislators from the county have been active in pushing for legislation that supports these values. Every election season sees new candidates vying for public office in Dodge County as they seek to represent their constituents’ interests and work towards improving the quality of life for everyone in the area.
The political climate in Dodge County, WI is strongly conservative.
In Dodge County, WI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 33.8%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodge County, WI is strongly conservative.
Beaver Dam Metro Area is strongly 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.
Dodge, 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 Dodge County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,105 contributions totaling $72,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 866 contributions totaling $293,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)