Mequon, WI is a city steeped in political history and engaged citizens. It has a long legacy of citizen engagement and involvement in local politics, and its residents have voted for candidates from both major parties over the years. Recently, Mequon has seen a surge in interest and involvement in local politics, with the election of several new representatives to City Hall. These newly elected officials are focused on addressing important issues such as economic growth, housing affordability, education reform, public safety, environmental sustainability, and more. Residents of 53097 Mequon can be proud that their local representatives are devoted to improving the quality of life for all citizens by tackling these issues head-on.
The political climate in Zip 53097 (Mequon, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Ozaukee County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Ozaukee County, WI 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ozaukee county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.1%.
Ozaukee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53097 (Mequon, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Mequon, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Mequon, 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 53097 (Mequon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,192 contributions totaling $114,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 482 contributions totaling $186,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)