Onalaska, WI is a small city located in La Crosse County. It has a rich history and a vibrant local political scene with several major parties represented. The governing body of the city consists of a Mayor and eight City Councillors, who are elected to four-year terms. There is also an active citizen involvement in the local politics of Onalaska, with many citizens participating in various town hall meetings, debates, and other political events. Each year there are numerous local candidates running for seats on the City Council as well as for Mayor. These campaigns provide residents with the opportunity to learn about their local candidates, their platforms and gain insight into the issues that matter most to them while helping to shape the future of Onalaska.
The political climate in Onalaska, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, WI is somewhat liberal. In La Crosse County, WI 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Crosse county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.3%.
La Crosse county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onalaska, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
La Crosse-Onalaska 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.
Onalaska, 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 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 Onalaska, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,505 contributions totaling $525,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,418 contributions totaling $1,181,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $833 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)