The city of West Bend, WI is located in Washington County and has an estimated population of just over 32,000 people. It is a vibrant city with many political organizations advocating for the needs of the community. The local government is made up of an elected mayor, clerk-treasurer, and a nine-member city council. The city hosts several meetings throughout the year where local residents can voice their concerns and opinions about the state of politics in West Bend. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in local politics whether it be through attending and/or volunteering at events or by participating in campaigns or initiatives for candidates running for office. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations dedicated to making sure all voices are heard and that policies are reflective of the values held by the citizens of West Bend.
The political climate in Zip 53095 (West Bend, WI) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, WI is very conservative. In Washington County, WI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 30.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53095 (West Bend, WI) is strongly conservative.
West Bend, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Milwaukee-Waukesha Metro Area is somewhat 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.
West Bend, Wisconsin: R R R 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 53095 (West Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 585 contributions totaling $53,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 851 contributions totaling $295,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)