54481 Stevens Point, WI is a small city located in central Wisconsin. Politically, it is part of the 5th Congressional District of Wisconsin and is represented by Congresswoman Gwen Moore. The mayoral position is currently held by Mike Wiza, who was elected in April 2019 to serve his third term as mayor. At the state level, the city is represented by Wisconsin Senator Patrick Testin and State Representative Katrina Shankland. Local municipal elections are held every two years in April for positions such as mayor, city council members, and county supervisors. There are also various committees that handle issues related to public safety, transportation, housing regulations, economic development projects, and fiscal matters. Overall, Stevens Point has an active political culture that works hard to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of their community.
The political climate in Zip 54481 (Stevens Point, WI) is leaning liberal.
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 54481 (Stevens Point, WI) is leaning liberal.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Stevens Point, 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 54481 (Stevens Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,639 contributions totaling $99,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $43,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)