| | [[Image:Madison_Wisconsin_Capitol_Building.jpg|right|thumbnail|The Wisconsin state capitol building, located in Madison, WI.]] | | [[Image:Madison_Wisconsin_Capitol_Building.jpg|right|thumbnail|The Wisconsin state capitol building, located in Madison, WI.]] |
| − | '''Madison''', is the very [[liberal]] capital city of [[Wisconsin]]. Founded in 1836, Madison is centered on a narrow [[isthmus]] between [[Lake Mendota]] and [[Lake Monona]]. Madison is home to the University of Wisconsin System's flagship university, the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]. The people of Madison are known for being very [[liberal]], and ultra-[[liberal]] [[Jewish]]-American [[Democratic]] [[Senator]] [[Russ Feingold]] hails from [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]], an adjacent suburb. [[Congresswoman]] [[Tammy Baldwin]], whose congressional district encompasses Madison, is one of few openly [[lesbian]] members of [[Congress]]. | + | '''Madison''', is the very [[liberal]] capital city of [[Wisconsin]]. Founded in 1836, Madison is centered on a narrow [[isthmus]] between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. Madison is home to the University of Wisconsin System's flagship university, the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]. The people of Madison are known for being very [[liberal]], and ultra-[[liberal]] [[Democratic]] [[Senator]] [[Russ Feingold]] hails from Middleton, an adjacent suburb. [[Congresswoman]] [[Tammy Baldwin]], whose congressional district encompasses Madison, is one of few openly [[lesbian]] members of [[Congress]]. |
| | Other examples of [[liberal]] college towns include [[Santa Cruz]], [[California]]; [[Austin]], [[Texas]] and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. | | Other examples of [[liberal]] college towns include [[Santa Cruz]], [[California]]; [[Austin]], [[Texas]] and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. |