The politics in 53570 Monticello, WI are quite diverse and engaging. With a mix of both city and county government, Monticello is a great place for getting involved in the political arena. The city council consists of seven members, all elected by residents of the City of Monticello. Issues such as public safety, public works, and economic development are discussed at meetings that are open to the public. The County Board also plays a role in local politics; it is comprised of 19 members who are elected at-large by voters from throughout the county. Together they provide services such as health and human services, land use planning and zoning regulation. Additionally, local elections for mayor, clerk-treasurer, justices of the peace and constables take place every two years during alternate spring elections. Although there may not currently be any names to list off as potential candidates for these seats, those interested in becoming involved should keep an eye out for potential opportunities to run for office in the future.
The political climate in Zip 53570 (Monticello, WI) is leaning conservative.
Green County, WI is leaning liberal. In Green County, WI 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Green county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 47.5%.
Green county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53570 (Monticello, WI) is leaning conservative.
Monticello, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Green County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Madison 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.
Monticello, Wisconsin: d d D D d d
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 53570 (Monticello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $7,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)