The small town of 54817 Birchwood, WI is a peaceful area where people take a relaxed approach to politics. The town is part of the larger Barron County and generally votes along the same lines as the county. Though there are no local political candidates, residents vote in state and national elections and take an active interest in their government representatives. The town values civic responsibility and encourages its citizens to stay informed on current events and get involved in public service. There is a vibrant volunteer network here, with many community members contributing to various causes throughout the year. In addition, educational seminars about political issues are organized by different organizations throughout the year to ensure that citizens remain informed of their rights and responsibilities.
The political climate in Zip 54817 (Birchwood, WI) is strongly conservative.
Washburn County, WI is moderately conservative. In Washburn County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washburn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Washburn county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54817 (Birchwood, WI) is strongly conservative.
Birchwood, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Washburn County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
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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.
Birchwood, Wisconsin: r r d r 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 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 54817 (Birchwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $3,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $18,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)