53185 Waterford, WI is a small town located in Racine County. It has a total population of 8,824 people according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The town has not had many political issues over recent years, which has made it an ideal place for many families to live. The local government is quite efficient and well-run, with elected officials making decisions on behalf of the citizens that are in their best interest. Despite this, there are no local candidates campaigning for office as the current representatives have been in office for several terms and do not yet face any serious competition. Thus, politics in 53185 Waterford, WI remain relatively quiet and low-key, with residents having faith that their current officials will continue to serve them well into the future.
The political climate in Zip 53185 (Waterford, 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 53185 (Waterford, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Waterford, 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.
Waterford, 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 53185 (Waterford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $15,769 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $28,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)