Cooks Valley, WI is a small rural town located in the western part of the state. Although the population of the town is relatively small, it still participates in important political processes. The citizens of Cooks Valley have an active involvement in local politics and often vote on matters that impact their community. On election day, residents come out to cast their ballot for representatives at all levels of government, from county-level board members to federal senators. Local candidates are also often supported by the people of Cooks Valley who recognize how important it is for decisions about their small town to be made with their best interests in mind. With a strong commitment to democracy and civic engagement, the people of Cooks Valley ensure that their voices will be heard and their needs addressed.
The political climate in Cooks Valley, WI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, WI 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cooks Valley, WI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cooks Valley, 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 Cooks Valley, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $21,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $15,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)