The small town of Shullsburg, WI is located in Lafayette County. The town has a long history of political engagement, exhibiting an active participation in local elections and advocacy for issues like education reform. Despite its small size, the citizens of Shullsburg take their politics seriously. In local elections, voters have to weigh their options carefully before deciding on who they support for office. Every candidate must make their case to the citizens as to why they deserve their vote and trust. There are numerous opportunities for the residents to get involved in local politics, from attending town hall meetings and rallies to actively campaigning for candidates or causes that they believe in. If you are living in 53586 Shullsburg, WI and would like to be part of making positive political change then now is your chance!
The political climate in Zip 53586 (Shullsburg, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, WI 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 42.6%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53586 (Shullsburg, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Shullsburg, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Shullsburg, 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 53586 (Shullsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)