The politics in the Platteville, WI Metro Area is an important and integral part of the region. The local government in the area consists of a mayor, a city council, and other elected officials that manage the administrative functions of the city. Every four years, citizens of Platteville will cast their ballots for Mayor and City Council positions to ensure that they have representatives in local government who will serve their needs. Additionally, residents may choose to participate in special elections that are held throughout the year when certain issues need to be voted on or when higher-level positions such as governor or senator require a vote. While no population figures are provided here, it is likely that Platteville has many voters who are passionate about participating in their local politics and ensuring they have a say in how their community is managed.
The political climate in Platteville Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Platteville Metro Area 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Platteville metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
The Platteville metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Platteville Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Platteville, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Platteville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,276 contributions totaling $93,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $46,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)