Elkhorn, Wisconsin is a small city located in Walworth County with a rich history of political participation. The city has been home to many prominent politicians over the years, but currently does not have any local political candidates running for office. Although it may not have any local politicians on the ballot this year, Elkhorn residents remain politically active by participating in national and regional elections as well voting on important local issues. People in 53121 are passionate about their beliefs and take part in the democratic process by attending town hall meetings and getting involved in grassroots campaigns. Elkhorn is a great example of how even without having its own candidates it is still possible for a small city to make its voice heard when it comes to matters of government.
The political climate in Zip 53121 (Elkhorn, WI) is moderately conservative.
Walworth County, WI is moderately conservative. In Walworth County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 39.6%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53121 (Elkhorn, WI) is moderately conservative.
Elkhorn, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Walworth County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Whitewater Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Elkhorn, Wisconsin: R R r 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 53121 (Elkhorn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 646 contributions totaling $85,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $45,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)