The small town of Ashippun, WI is governed by a local government that works to ensure the safety and economic security of its citizens. The town's political landscape is largely based on the values of its citizens. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve as mayor and represent the town in various capacities. As a small community, most candidates for office have deep roots in the area and understand the unique challenges faced by residents. Issues such as transportation, health care access, education, and economic development are all important topics throughout election cycles in Ashippun which often lead to spirited debates amongst candidates and their supporters. As a result, citizens have many chances to voice their needs and opinions when it comes to politics in their small town.
The political climate in Ashippun, WI is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, WI is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, WI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 33.8%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashippun, WI is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Beaver Dam Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ashippun, 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 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 Ashippun, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,428 contributions totaling $184,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,120 contributions totaling $1,374,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $441 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)