The politics of 53104 Bristol, WI are shaped by the small-town atmosphere and a strong sense of community. The town is located in Kenosha County, which is part of Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, and its representatives are US Congressman Mark Pocan and US Senator Tammy Baldwin. 53104 Bristol is represented in the Wisconsin State Assembly by Representative Jani Gruszczynski and in the Wisconsin State Senate by Senator Bob Wirch. There are also local leaders who represent the area, such as Mayor Craig Henderson, City Council President Ed Hildebrandt, and City Clerk Kim Sauer-Heffren. Through these officials, residents of 53104 Bristol are able to have their voices heard in government decisions that will impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 53104 (Bristol, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Kenosha County, WI is leaning conservative. In Kenosha County, WI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenosha county remained Republican, 50.7% to 47.5%.
Kenosha county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53104 (Bristol, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Bristol, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Kenosha County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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.
Bristol, 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 53104 (Bristol)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $7,043 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $10,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)