Kenosha, WI is a vibrant city with a diverse mix of political opinions and ideologies. The city is represented in the Wisconsin State Assembly by Representatives Tip McGuire and Samantha Kerkman, both of whom are Democrats. In the United States Senate, Kenosha is served by Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson. On the local level, Kenosha residents have elected many representatives to city government positions such as Mayor John Antaramian and members of the Common Council and School Board. All of these leaders strive to serve their community in an effective manner while addressing the needs of Kenosha’s citizens. Elections for these offices occur every few years, affording residents the opportunity to make their voices heard through voting and participating in other forms of civic engagement. With a full roster of incumbent candidates representing different views on how best to address issues facing Kenosha's citizens, the politics of 53144 are vibrant and varied.
The political climate in Zip 53144 (Kenosha, WI) is leaning conservative.
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 53144 (Kenosha, WI) is leaning conservative.
Kenosha, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
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 53144 (Kenosha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,163 contributions totaling $57,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $76,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)