Politics in 53510 Belmont, WI are especially important to the community, as the decisions made by local politicians have a direct impact on their lives. Local elections are hotly contested and typically decided by slim margins due to the relatively small population of the area. The residents of 53510 Belmont are politically active and informed about the issues that matter most to them. Generally speaking, voters in this area tend to lean towards more moderate and conservative candidates. However, regardless of their political preference, people in 53510 Belmont understand how vital it is for their voices to be heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 53510 (Belmont, WI) is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53510 (Belmont, WI) is moderately conservative.
Belmont, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Belmont, Wisconsin: d d 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 53510 (Belmont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $5,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)