The politics in 54656 Sparta, WI are very important to the residents of the area. The city is a part of Monroe County, which has five different townships and one village that all have different governmental structures and representatives. The local political candidates running for office in Sparta are diverse and include people from all walks of life who want to make a difference in their community. The candidates recognize the need for good governance and have a variety of ideas on how to best serve the people of Sparta. They also understand that it is essential to provide quality services while maintaining fiscal responsibility. All candidates are committed to making sure that they represent the will and needs of the citizens of 54656 Sparta, WI.
The political climate in Zip 54656 (Sparta, WI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54656 (Sparta, WI) is moderately conservative.
Sparta, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Sparta, Wisconsin: r r d 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 54656 (Sparta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $10,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $27,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)