Recent polls have shown that the number of likely voters in Wisconsin who identify themselves as “conservative” is far greater than those who would use “liberal” or “moderate” as a label.  It isn’t just one poll either.  A McClatchey-Marist Poll  (September 26-28, 2010) in Wisconsin found 47% of likely voters label themselves a conservative, compared to 20% for liberal and 33% for moderate.  A CNN/Time Poll (September 17-21, 2010)  showed 47% conservative, 19% liberal, and 32% moderate among Wisconsin likely voters.  A Gallup poll showed the percentage of conservatives at 43% of Wisconsin likely voters.  

These numbers show an increase from the electorates in 2004, 2006, and 2008.  The previous three electorates showed around 30% of Wisconsin voters to be conservative.  Times are changing in Wisconsin, and most voters are leaning right!

Why are more and more Wisconsinites considering themselves conservative? It seems that Wisconsin voters are fed up with liberal solutions to everyday problems facing this great state.  Liberal economic policies that offer higher taxes, a larger government, more government intervention into our daily lives, deficits, and massive wasted spending leave citizens crying out for a conservative alternative.  Common sense conservative economic principles including lower taxes, limited government, less government intervention, and free markets offer a better way forward for Wisconsin voters.  

With a near majority of likely voters in Wisconsin considering themselves conservative, America’s Dairyland is a conservative state.