In Milwaukee, WI (zip code 53211), politics are an important part of the city's culture. Citizens participate in a variety of activities to shape their local government, from city council meetings to attending rallies for political candidates. There are many different elected officials and organizations that help Milwaukeeans stay informed about current events and understand how they can impact their community. In addition, major issues like infrastructure, education, public safety, housing, and economic development all have a place in the political landscape in Milwaukee. The city's diverse population ensures that everyone has a voice when it comes to making decisions on issues that directly affect them. From the mayor and the city council to neighborhood associations and grassroots initiatives, residents of Milwaukee come together to ensure that progress is made in a way that is beneficial to all.
The political climate in Zip 53211 (Milwaukee, WI) is strongly 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
Zip 53211 (Milwaukee, WI) is strongly liberal.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Milwaukee, 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 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 53211 (Milwaukee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,638 contributions totaling $1,695,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,036 contributions totaling $738,956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $713 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)