The small city of 54458 Nelsonville, WI is a rural community with a population of approximately 3,000. While the city is small, politics in the area are still an important part of life. Many citizens take the time to research local candidates and get involved in the political process. During election season, passionate debates can be heard throughout the community regarding various issues that may affect them. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and alderpersons who will represent their constituents on the Nelsonville City Council. In addition to municipal politics, 54458 Nelsonville residents also follow state and national politics since they can have an impact on their lives as well.
The political climate in Zip 54458 (Nelsonville, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, WI is leaning liberal. In Portage County, WI 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained Democratic, 50.3% to 47.5%.
Portage county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54458 (Nelsonville, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Nelsonville, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
Nelsonville, 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 54458 (Nelsonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $19,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)