Chippewa, WI is a small town located in the greater Eau Claire area. Although it is a relatively small community, politics still plays an important role in how our city operates. Chippewa's local government consists of a Mayor and six City Council Members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire town. The Mayor and Council Members are elected by citizens who live within the Town’s borders through an open primary election process. Elections take place every two years to determine who will lead Chippewa into its future. The Mayor and appointed Council Members work together to create, pass, and implement resolutions that improve public safety, promote economic growth, foster community engagement, and enhance quality of life for our residents. Additionally, they oversee various projects ranging from infrastructure improvements to developing new parks and recreation areas for our youth. In this way, our city remains a vibrant place where people can live and work peacefully together; dedicated leaders in the Chippewa area strive to ensure its future success!
The political climate in Chippewa, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Ashland County, WI 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 43.9%.
Ashland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Chippewa, Wisconsin: D D D D D D
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 Chippewa, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $7,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $9,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)