Cassel, WI is a small, rural town located in the northwest corner of Wisconsin. It has a long history of being politically independent with its citizens traditionally choosing to vote for candidates based on their merits rather than following any particular party. Although there is no single political identity among the residents, they generally favor conservative positions on social and economic issues. The local government consists of three selectmen who work together to govern the town and create policies that will benefit the community as a whole. Local politics are often focused on issues related to land use and development, as well as managing budgets for public services such as roads and schools. The selectmen hold regular public meetings where citizens can voice their concerns and offer input into policy decisions. Overall, Cassel remains committed to thoughtful decision-making that maintains its independent nature while ensuring the prosperity of its citizens.
The political climate in Cassel, WI is strongly conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cassel, WI is strongly conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston Metro Area 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.
Cassel, 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 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 Cassel, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $20,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $16,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)