Waterloo, WI, a small city located in the greater Madison area of Wisconsin, is an interesting place when it comes to politics. It is a strongly Republican-leaning area where the majority of voters have consistently supported conservative candidates and initiatives. In past elections, Republicans have held their ground in Waterloo with notable victories in many of the local races. This year, however, there are several different candidates running for office and it will be interesting to see how opinion shifts in this part of the state. Overall, politics in 53594 Waterloo, WI are typically seen as more conservative than other areas in Wisconsin.
The political climate in Zip 53594 (Waterloo, WI) is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WI 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53594 (Waterloo, WI) is moderately conservative.
Waterloo, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Waterloo, 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 53594 (Waterloo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $2,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $7,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)