53182 Union Grove, WI is a small rural community located in Racine County. Politically, the area leans Republican with most of the local candidates representing the party. In recent years, the town has seen some bipartisan support in local elections with both Democratic and Republican candidates running for office. The main issue of concern for citizens of 53182 Union Grove, WI is economic development due to the lack of job options available in the area. Local candidates are focusing on creating more jobs and bringing new businesses into the area to boost its economy. Additionally, environmental protection is also an important issue as many residents want to keep their town and surrounding areas clean and safe for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 53182 (Union Grove, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Racine County, WI is leaning conservative. In Racine County, WI 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Racine county remained Republican, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Racine county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53182 (Union Grove, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Union Grove, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Racine County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Racine Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Union Grove, Wisconsin: r r 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 53182 (Union Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $4,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $11,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)