Hudson, Wisconsin is a small city located in Saint Croix County that has a population of approximately 13,000 people. It is known for its strong community ties and is a great place to live. Politically, Hudson follows the same general trends as most of Wisconsin, leaning slightly toward conservative values. The local government consists of elected officials such as Mayor Rich O’Connor who works together with the City Council and other appointed boards to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Hudson. The City Council meets twice a month to discuss important issues and establish policy for the city. Local elections are held every two years for positions ranging from mayor to council members. Voter participation in these elections has been high in recent years, showing that Hudson residents take their civic duties seriously.
The political climate in Hudson, WI is somewhat conservative.
St. Croix County, WI is somewhat conservative. In St. Croix County, WI 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Croix county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.9%.
St. Croix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hudson, WI is somewhat conservative.
St. Croix County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hudson, Wisconsin: r r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hudson, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,867 contributions totaling $204,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $249,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)