The politics in 54615 Black River Falls, WI are an interesting mix of historical traditions and progressive ideas. The area has a proud history of civic engagement, with many residents involved in local government and working to ensure the best interests of the community are taken into account. Over the years, various political parties have had representation on the local council, but recently more independent candidates have been gaining traction. Local issues such as public transportation, affordable housing, and environmental protection are at the forefront of these debates. Though there is no set list of political candidates that have declared candidacy for office in the area yet, residents can expect to see an exciting array of voices in this upcoming election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 54615 (Black River Falls, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54615 (Black River Falls, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Black River Falls, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Black River Falls, 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 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 54615 (Black River Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 266 contributions totaling $534,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,008 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $179,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,930 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)