Washington, WI County is home to a diverse political environment. The county has a long history of electing representatives from both major political parties as well as several independent candidates. Currently, the county is represented in Congress by Democrat Ron Kind and in the Wisconsin State Assembly by Republicans Adam Neylon and Rob Hutton. Various local offices are held by a mix of both Democrats and Republicans, ensuring that all voices are heard in the community. There are also multiple local organizations dedicated to encouraging civic engagement amongst the citizens of Washington County, such as the Washington County League of Women Voters. These organizations work to educate residents on issues related to politics and encourage them to participate in local government activities. The county is also host to many candidate forums throughout election season where citizens can ask questions and gain more information about each candidate before voting day. With such a robust political culture, Washington County is sure to stay engaged with current events and have its voice heard within state and federal government for years to come.
The political climate in Washington County, WI is very conservative.
In Washington County, WI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington County, WI is very 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.
Washington, 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 Washington County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,951 contributions totaling $177,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,077 contributions totaling $786,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)