Stoughton, WI is a small city located in Dane County, Wisconsin. It is home to over 12,000 people and is known for its rich history, vibrant culture, and strong community spirit. Politically, Stoughton is a highly diverse city with a variety of individuals representing different ideologies. There are currently no local political candidates running in 53589 Stoughton but numerous local organizations actively engage in political dialogue and advocate on behalf of their respective causes. Issues that are important to the community include education reform, environmental protection, social justice issues, taxes, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. The city government strives to ensure the rights of its citizens by working closely with its state representatives and senators on matters that affect the entire state. This includes ensuring access to quality healthcare services as well as promoting equality within the community.
The political climate in Zip 53589 (Stoughton, WI) is moderately liberal.
Dane County, WI is very liberal. In Dane County, WI 75.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Dane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53589 (Stoughton, WI) is moderately liberal.
Stoughton, Wisconsin is moderately liberal.
Dane County, Wisconsin is very liberal.
Madison Metro Area is very 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.
Stoughton, 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 53589 (Stoughton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,217 contributions totaling $85,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $42,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)