Arlington, WI, located in Washington County, is a small town with 53911 residents. The local political scene is dominated by the Republican party, which holds the majority in both state and federal government positions. Arlington has several local representatives that work on behalf of the people to improve the quality of life for citizens. Representative Chris Kapenga represents District 83 in the Wisconsin State Assembly while Senator Duey Stroebel serves as senator for District 20 in the Wisconsin State Senate. In addition to these two elected officials, there are also several members of the Washington county board and other local boards who strive to make decisions on behalf of Arlington's citizens. These individuals work hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that everyone has an opportunity to be involved in their community's politics.
The political climate in Zip 53911 (Arlington, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, WI is leaning conservative. In Columbia County, WI 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.5%.
Columbia county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53911 (Arlington, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Arlington, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
Arlington, Wisconsin: d 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 53911 (Arlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 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)