The city of Wauwatosa, WI is a vibrant and diverse community, and its political scene reflects this. The city is represented by local government officials including the Mayor Kathy Ehley, the City Clerk Jennifer Wright, and all 15 members of the Common Council. In addition to these elected officials, there are also several committees which hold an important role in shaping the political landscape in Wauwatosa. These include the Public Safety Committee, Parks & Rec Committee, Planning & Development Committee and more. Each committee deals with various topics relevant to the community such as housing, public safety and economic development. The local government works hard to ensure that all residents' voices are heard when making decisions on policy issues that will affect their lives. Overall, politics in Wauwatosa are interesting and dynamic - providing residents with ample opportunities to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Wauwatosa, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, WI is very liberal. In Milwaukee County, WI 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milwaukee county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Milwaukee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wauwatosa, WI is moderately liberal.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
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.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: D D D D D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Wauwatosa, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,092 contributions totaling $745,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,795 contributions totaling $1,217,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $679 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)