The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis Metro Area is home to a large and diverse population. It is a vibrant cultural center, with many different ethnicities living together in harmony. Politically, Milwaukee has a strong Democratic presence, as well as a growing Libertarian Party presence. There are many local political organizations based in the area that engage in debates on topics ranging from economic policy to social justice. In addition, the City of Milwaukee has had several mayors who have focused on improving the city's infrastructure while also addressing issues of racial equality and police reform. With such an active political landscape, there are numerous local candidates running for office at all levels of government. These candidates range from those supported by mainstream parties to those who are independently-minded and driven by their own goals.
The political climate in Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area 56.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area remained strongly Democratic, 56.4% to 41.9%.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin: r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83,221 contributions totaling $11,636,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32,754 contributions totaling $18,416,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $562 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)