Commonwealth, WI is a small town in Wisconsin that has a strong sense of community and civic pride. The citizens of Commonwealth are passionate about local politics and take part in elections on the local level to ensure their voices are heard. There is a long standing tradition of voting for candidates that represent the values of the citizens of Commonwealth and they strive to make sure their voice is represented at all levels of government. The current mayor of the town is committed to helping the town prosper by providing services that benefit all citizens. There are numerous issues that the citizens take into consideration when choosing their elected officials, such as education, public safety, economic development, health care, and infrastructure. They also take into account how decisions made by their elected officials could impact them personally and how it will affect future generations. The people of Commonwealth take an active role in governing their own lives and strive to ensure that their leaders make decisions that reflect their best interests.
The political climate in Commonwealth, WI is strongly conservative.
Florence County, WI is very conservative. In Florence County, WI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Florence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 26.6%.
Florence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Commonwealth, WI is strongly conservative.
Florence County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Iron Mountain Metro Area is very 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.
Commonwealth, 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 Commonwealth, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $5,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $24,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)