Mount Horeb, WI, is a small city located in Dane County with a population of 7,500. The city has a long history of civic engagement and involvement in local politics. The city is home to many local officials and candidates who are determined to bring positive change to the area. At the top of the list are Mayor Bob Miller and City Council President Raquel Blanco-Gomez. Mayor Miller has held office since 2007 and is responsible for modernizing Mount Horeb’s streets, updating its infrastructure, and launching a community development initiative that focuses on improving the quality of life for residents. Council President Blanco-Gomez has been focused on increasing transparency in government decisions as well as creating more housing options for those struggling to find affordable housing in the area. Other notable candidates include lawyer Meena Jajpal, environmental activist Joshua Sitzmann, and business owner Jacob Levy who are all running for various positions in the upcoming November election. All five candidates have worked hard to ensure that their campaigns reach out to all corners of the community so they can make sure that everyone's voices are heard when it comes to decisions about Mount Horeb’s future.
The political climate in Zip 53572 (Mount Horeb, WI) is moderately liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53572 (Mount Horeb, WI) is moderately liberal.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin is moderately liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Mount Horeb, 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 53572 (Mount Horeb)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 823 contributions totaling $138,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $25,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)