The politics in 53213 Wauwatosa, WI are a vibrant part of the city's culture. This Milwaukee suburb has an active political scene with many local organizations and candidates running for office. The political scene is also very active during election years as candidates work hard to get out the vote and earn a mandate from constituents. In recent years, there have been several prominent local issues that have been addressed by politicians such as tax increases, infrastructure improvements, school funding, public safety and economic development. Local political candidates are passionate about these issues and strive to represent the interests of their constituents. Overall, 53213 Wauwatosa is an engaged and politically aware community that takes great pride in its electoral process.
The political climate in Zip 53213 (Wauwatosa, 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 53213 (Wauwatosa, WI) is strongly liberal.
Wauwatosa, 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.
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 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 53213 (Wauwatosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,134 contributions totaling $321,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $548,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $918 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)