Politics in 53540 Gotham, WI has always been a contentious issue in the community. The local elections are often hotly contested with residents passionate about which candidate they believe will best represent their interests and values. Over the past few years, various candidates have put forward their platforms for mayor, alderman or other local offices as part of campaigns to make a difference in the community. Many residents are particularly interested in citywide issues such as crime, job creation and education. To make their voices heard, many residents have taken to the polls to cast their vote in local elections and ensure that their chosen candidate is elected. There has also been an increased emphasis on civic engagement with numerous town hall meetings and debates held throughout the year to help inform voters of the issues at stake and allow them to make informed decisions when it comes time to cast a ballot.
The political climate in Zip 53540 (Gotham, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Richland County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Richland County, WI 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained moderately Republican, 54.0% to 44.3%.
Richland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53540 (Gotham, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Gotham, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Richland County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Gotham, Wisconsin: r r 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 53540 (Gotham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)