Hartford, WI is a small city located in Washington County with a population of 14,633. The local political scene is primarily guided by the City Council and Mayor, which are elected officials who serve the community and strive to make Hartford a desirable place to live and work. Recent efforts have been made to increase economic development, enhance public safety, and improve the quality of life for residents. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the city and create solutions to address them. The mayor serves as an advocate for its citizens and works closely with the council to ensure that all voices are heard during decision making processes. Hartford is also home to a variety of grassroots organizations that are dedicated to advocating for change at both the local and state levels. Through their efforts, these groups seek justice for all people living in Hartford while also providing resources and support to those in need.
The political climate in Zip 53027 (Hartford, WI) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, WI is very conservative. In Washington County, WI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53027 (Hartford, WI) is strongly conservative.
Hartford, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha 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.
Hartford, 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 53027 (Hartford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $37,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 524 contributions totaling $161,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)