The village of Spring Green, WI, in the 53588 zip code, is a small but vibrant community. The politics of the community are centered around the local municipal government which focuses on providing essential services to its citizens. At the top level is the Village Board which consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms by the residents of Spring Green. These board members are responsible for making decisions that affect all aspects of life in the village including budgeting and public safety. The board also appoints individuals to fill various roles such as public works director and police chief. Local elections are held every two years and determine which candidates will serve as mayor and trustees on the village board. In addition to these elected offices, citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions through various surveys and community meetings that are held throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 53588 (Spring Green, WI) is leaning conservative.
Sauk County, WI is leaning liberal. In Sauk County, WI 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sauk county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.3%.
Sauk county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53588 (Spring Green, WI) is leaning conservative.
Spring Green, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Sauk County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Baraboo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Spring Green, Wisconsin: d d D D r 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 53588 (Spring Green)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 756 contributions totaling $43,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $31,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $750 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)