Cashton, WI is a small rural town located in Monroe County with a population of just under 1000 people. The town is governed by a mayor and a six-member board of trustees, who are responsible for enacting legislation that guides the day-to-day operations of the town. Locally elected officials are directly involved in the decision making process and collaborate closely with local citizens to ensure their needs are being met. Cashton’s political landscape is shaped by its residents’ values and vision for their community, which has led to an emphasis on preserving the town’s natural beauty. Residents have worked together to protect open spaces from development and restore wetland areas that provide essential habitat for wildlife. This commitment to conservation illustrates Cashton's dedication to sustainable growth and maintaining its small-town charm.
The political climate in Zip 54619 (Cashton, WI) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54619 (Cashton, WI) is strongly conservative.
Cashton, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Cashton, Wisconsin: r r d 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 54619 (Cashton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)