Frederic, WI is a small town located in Polk County. As of the 2020 census, Frederic had a population of 831 residents. The town is governed by a mayor-council system of government and the current mayor is Doug Johnson. The town council consists of five members that are elected at-large from within the town. The council is responsible for setting policy and managing the city's budget.
Frederic is governed by nonpartisan politics with all local political candidates running without party affiliation or primary designation. In recent years, local elections have seen an increase in voter participation as residents take an active part in deciding who will represent them on council or serve as mayor. Issues facing Frederic range from economic development to infrastructure needs and public safety initiatives. Residents of Frederic take pride in their community and strive to ensure all citizens have access to quality services and resources necessary to achieve success.
The political climate in Frederic, WI is moderately conservative.
Polk County, WI is strongly conservative. In Polk County, WI 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frederic, WI is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
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.
Frederic, 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 Frederic, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $36,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)