The city of 53803 Benton, WI is a vibrant and active community that is governed by local politicians. The local politics in the city are focused on improving the quality of life for all citizens through careful planning and budgeting decisions that prioritize the needs of the people. Local political candidates offer innovative ideas to improve services, create new businesses, and attract new residents to the area. They strive to ensure that all citizens have access to proper education, health care, transportation, safety, and other essential services. Furthermore, they are committed to making sure that taxes are used efficiently while also addressing any issues related to economic development or environmental protection. All this serves to make 53803 Benton, WI a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 53803 (Benton, 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 53803 (Benton, WI) is moderately conservative.
Benton, 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.
Benton, 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 53803 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $1,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)