Washburn, Wisconsin is a small city located in the northern part of the state. It has a unique political climate, and has seen its fair share of divisions in recent years. The local government focuses on providing services to residents that will benefit the entire community. There have been numerous initiatives to promote economic growth, reduce crime rates, and ensure quality public education. Different candidates have put forth their own ideas for how to best serve Washburn and it's residents. Both major political parties are represented in the city, with citizens able to choose who they want to represent them in local offices and determine the direction of the city. Residents can take an active role in choosing leaders who will work together to address issues facing Washburn and improve its citizens’ lives.
The political climate in Washburn, WI is leaning liberal.
Bayfield County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Bayfield County, WI 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bayfield county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 42.4%.
Bayfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washburn, WI is leaning liberal.
Bayfield County, Wisconsin 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.
Washburn, 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 Washburn, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 979 contributions totaling $45,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $11,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)