Downsville, WI has a vibrant political culture with strong representation in the state government. The city is governed by a Mayor and City Council who are elected every four years. There is also a Town Hall where local citizens can meet with their representatives and discuss issues important to them. Within the town there are several grassroots organizations that work to ensure that Downsville's residents have their voices heard at the local, state, and national levels of government. These organizations strive to make sure that everyone in Downsville is informed of the various laws and policies that affect them, as well as the current debates surrounding those topics. They also work to make sure that all residents have access to resources they need if they wish to take part in the political process. By working together, Downsville's citizens can ensure their community is being properly represented both in Wisconsin and beyond.
The political climate in Downsville, WI is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Dunn County, WI 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunn county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
Dunn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Downsville, WI is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Menomonie Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Downsville, Wisconsin: d d D d R R
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Downsville, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,299 contributions totaling $67,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $11,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)