Black Earth, WI (53515) is a small town located in Dane County. Its population is estimated to be around 1,300 as of 2019. Despite its small size, Black Earth has been active in local politics for many years. The mayor and 6 city council members are elected every two years by the residents of the town. Issues such as economic development and the maintenance of public safety have been the main focus of the local political candidates in recent years. These issues have been addressed through initiatives such as increasing business opportunities and improving public transportation resources for residents. Allowing citizens to weigh in on important decisions has been an important part of the political process in Black Earth, WI (53515).
The political climate in Zip 53515 (Black Earth, WI) is moderately liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53515 (Black Earth, WI) is moderately liberal.
Black Earth, Wisconsin is moderately liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
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.
Black Earth, 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 53515 (Black Earth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,851 contributions totaling $73,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $5,942 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)