The small city of Beaver Dam, WI (53916) is situated in Dodge County and has a population of about 16,500. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government consisting of an elected mayor and eight alderpersons representing the eight wards of the city. Beaver Dam has experienced rapid growth over the past decade with new businesses flocking to the area to take advantage of its idyllic location near Lake Redstone and its strong economic ties to Madison. Despite these positive trends, there are still many pressing issues facing the city that require thoughtful leadership from local politicians. These include transportation infrastructure improvements, environmental protection initiatives, and creating job opportunities for residents. The citizens of Beaver Dam have a variety of candidates running for office that offer different solutions to address these issues and it is important for voters to consider all options before casting their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 53916 (Beaver Dam, WI) is moderately conservative.
Dodge County, WI is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, WI 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, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 33.8%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53916 (Beaver Dam, WI) is moderately conservative.
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Dodge County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 53916 (Beaver Dam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $35,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $80,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)