The politics in the small town of 54889 Turtle Lake, WI are primarily focused on local issues. The town is governed by a mayor and city council, who work together to address any needs within the community. Citizens have the opportunity to get involved in local government through voting in local elections and serving on various committees and boards. Local candidates for office often come from diverse backgrounds and beliefs, and citizens have the right to choose who will best represent their interests. Issues that are important to Turtle Lake residents include access to quality health care, strengthening public schools, fighting for small business growth, and protecting the environment. By participating in local politics, citizens have a chance to shape their community's future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 54889 (Turtle Lake, WI) is strongly conservative.
Barron County, WI is strongly conservative. In Barron County, WI 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.3%.
Barron county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54889 (Turtle Lake, WI) is strongly conservative.
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Barron County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Turtle Lake, 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 54889 (Turtle Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $4,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)