Kenosha, WI, located in zip code 53140, is a vibrant city with plenty of political activity. The city is part of the Kenosha County government and is an important player in Wisconsin politics. The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors consists of 18 members who represent seven districts throughout the county. Municipal elections are held every two years to decide on local representatives to the County Board. In addition to local politics, residents of 53140 Kenosha are also involved in state and national politics. During election cycles, the area sees a wide variety of candidates from both major parties running for office. Local volunteer groups often host events to engage citizens and inform them about upcoming elections and issues important to the community. By participating in their local civic process, citizens of 53140 have a direct influence on the political landscape in Kenosha and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 53140 (Kenosha, WI) is leaning liberal.
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 53140 (Kenosha, WI) is leaning liberal.
Kenosha, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Kenosha, 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 53140 (Kenosha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 676 contributions totaling $25,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $24,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)