Rock, WI County is a predominantly rural area in the Midwest that is very engaged in local politics. Despite its small population, citizens of Rock County are passionate about their political views and actively participate in elections. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in support for progressive candidates who advocate for social justice and environmental protection. Locals have been increasingly vocal about their opinions on current events and holding their representatives accountable for their actions. This engagement has led to increased voter turnout and civic participation among Rock County residents. With a variety of candidates running for office in the county, it is sure to be an interesting election season with plenty of debate over the best solutions for local issues.
The political climate in Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal.
In Rock County, WI 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.5%.
Rock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal.
Janesville-Beloit 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.
Rock, 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 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 Rock County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,133 contributions totaling $406,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,212 contributions totaling $18,524,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $8,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)