Sauk County, Wisconsin is the home of a vibrant political system. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local government decisions by voting for County Board Supervisors, Chairpersons, and other elected officials. Political candidates in Sauk County come from diverse backgrounds with different perspectives on issues that are important to the local community. The county board meetings provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions and learn more about the decisions being made on their behalf. In addition, Sauk County has several noteworthy state representatives who make sure residents’ voices are heard in Madison. Politically speaking, Sauk County provides a wide range of experiences and opportunities for its citizens to be involved in making their community better.
The political climate in Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal.
In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sauk, Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 Sauk County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,061 contributions totaling $303,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 677 contributions totaling $126,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)