53221 Milwaukee, WI is located in the state of Wisconsin and is home to many diverse communities. The people of 53221 Milwaukee are very politically engaged, with an active local political scene led by many candidates vying for positions in the city council, mayoral elections, and other government roles. In addition to these races, citizens also participate in a variety of civic initiatives that promote positive change within their neighborhoods. Over the past few years, several issues such as housing affordability and access to resources have been at the forefront of local conversations. Despite some disagreements on how best to address these issues, locals are united in their commitment to finding solutions that benefit everyone in the community regardless of background or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 53221 (Milwaukee, WI) is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53221 (Milwaukee, WI) is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
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, Wisconsin: D 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 53221 (Milwaukee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 668 contributions totaling $41,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $54,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)