The city of 54806 Ashland, Wisconsin is located in the Northern part of the state on the shores of Lake Superior. This small community of approximately 8,500 people has a long and proud history of participation in democratic politics. The city is represented in the State Assembly by two representatives, Rob Hutton and Shannon Zimmerman. On the local level, citizens have the opportunity to participate in municipal elections for mayor, city council, school board and other positions at their yearly town meetings. Additionally, there are several active grassroots organizations that seek to promote voter turnout and engagement with local issues. These efforts are important for maintaining a vibrant political atmosphere in 54806 Ashland. With its small-town charm and commitment to democracy, it is no wonder this community continues to be an important part of Wisconsin's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 54806 (Ashland, WI) is leaning liberal.
Ashland County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Ashland County, WI 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 43.9%.
Ashland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54806 (Ashland, WI) is leaning liberal.
Ashland, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Ashland County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Ashland, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 54806 (Ashland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $29,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $12,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)