The politics in the Beaver Dam, WI Metro Area are largely shaped by local municipal governments and state representatives. There are many small local municipalities within the metro area, each of which elect their own mayor, aldermen and other officials. The citizens of the Beaver Dam Metro Area also elect state representatives to make decisions at a higher level. These representatives work together to ensure that the needs of the community are being met and that policies are enacted for the betterment of the Beaver Dam region. Local activists, organizations, businesses, and citizens all play a part in shaping the political landscape of this area. It's important for everyone to stay informed and engaged in order to have their voices heard when it comes to elected officials and policy making.
The political climate in Beaver Dam Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Beaver Dam Metro Area 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, the Beaver Dam metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 33.8%.
The Beaver Dam metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Beaver Dam, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Beaver Dam Metro Area
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)