Wales, WI is a small village located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The village has a population of around 3,000 and is home to many families looking for an idyllic suburban lifestyle. Wales is governed by an elected Board of Trustees that consists of the Village President, six trustees and a treasurer. The board makes decisions on local government matters including public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development and other issues important to the people of Wales. The board works with numerous committees to ensure that all issues are addressed from various perspectives and with the best interest of the community in mind. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve in office and represent the citizens of Wales. There are several political parties based in Wales that participate in local elections as well as political candidates running at a state level. These candidates strive to make Wales a better place by focusing on issues such as affordable housing, public transportation options, quality education and job opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Wales, WI is moderately conservative.
Waukesha County, WI is moderately conservative. In Waukesha County, WI 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waukesha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.8%.
Waukesha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wales, WI is moderately conservative.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Wales, 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 Wales, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,547 contributions totaling $277,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,312 contributions totaling $985,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)