Bear Bluff, WI is a small, rural town located in the Midwest United States. The political atmosphere of Bear Bluff is centered around the county-level government which is comprised of a Board of Supervisors and County Executive. The Board of Supervisors consists of seven members, each elected from one of Bear Bluff's seven districts, and each serves two-year terms. The County Executive is elected from the entire county every four years.
The current County Executive, John Smith, has been in office for two terms and has been successful at increasing economic development in the area through tax incentives for local businesses and grant programs for small businesses. His focus on fiscal responsibility has also resulted in a balanced budget that many other counties envy. However, his policies have been met with resistance from some citizens who feel as though he has not done enough to address social issues such as poverty and drug addiction in Bear Bluff's more troubled areas.
In general, the politics in Bear Bluff are moderate to conservative but there have been several elections where progressive candidates were successful at getting elected due to their passionate advocacy for improving public services and addressing inequality in the community. Overall, residents of Bear Bluff place a high value on fiscal responsibility while still recognizing the importance of taking care of their neighbors.
The political climate in Bear Bluff, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Bluff, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Bear Bluff, Wisconsin: d d D D 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 Bear Bluff, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $19,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $38,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)