Clinton, WI is a small rural town located in Rock County with a population of about 2,500 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and its current mayor is Jerry Waltz. The Clinton Town Board consists of four members elected to two-year terms, including the chairman who is elected by the board. The town also holds regular elections for trustees and other council members. In general, the citizens of Clinton take an active interest in local politics and are passionate about their community. The town strives to promote economic development while preserving its small-town charm and character. Residents have been known to come out in large numbers to vote on important issues that affect the town's future. Issues such as environmental protection, economic development, infrastructure development and public safety are all priority topics at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 53525 (Clinton, WI) is leaning liberal.
Rock County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Rock County, WI 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.5%.
Rock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53525 (Clinton, WI) is leaning liberal.
Clinton, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Rock County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Janesville-Beloit Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clinton, 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 53525 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $20,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)