Georgetown, located in Polk County Wisconsin, is a small rural town with a population of just over 800 people. Though small in size, the town has a rich political history and remains an important part of the community. The local government is made up of five board members that are elected every two years by the citizens of Georgetown. These board members are responsible for the passing of regulations and laws to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens living in Georgetown. One major issue faced by Georgetown residents is ensuring that each citizen has access to clean drinking water and adequate waste removal services. Currently, the town is working towards making sure all citizens have access to these necessary services. Additionally, the town hosts many events throughout the year such as community potlucks, farmer's markets, and holiday celebrations that help bring the community together and strengthen relationships between neighbors.
The political climate in Georgetown town (Polk County), WI is strongly conservative.
Polk County, WI is strongly conservative. In Polk County, WI 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown town (Polk County), WI is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Wisconsin 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.
Georgetown town (Polk County), 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 Georgetown town (Polk County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 381 contributions totaling $18,291 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $12,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)