Phelps, Wisconsin is a small town located in the northern part of the state, and it has a proud political history. While the population size is not known, it has a deep tradition of civic involvement and strong community values. Residents regularly engage in civic activities and discussions about local politics, which helps to ensure that their voices are heard. Local elections often feature a diverse slate of candidates who represent many different perspectives and areas of expertise. Residents come together to support those candidates they believe will best represent their needs and concerns. With the community’s commitment to being informed and engaged in local politics, Phelps, Wisconsin continues to be an example for other towns looking to strengthen their democracy.
The political climate in Phelps, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative. In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phelps, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Phelps, 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 Phelps, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 602 contributions totaling $50,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $70,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)