Dexter, Wisconsin is a small city located in the southwest corner of Wisconsin. It has a diverse population of about 2,000 people and is characterized by its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. The local government in Dexter is led by an elected mayor and a city council who are responsible for creating laws and regulations that affect the community. They work closely with citizens, organizations, businesses, and other departments to ensure the city runs smoothly. Local political issues largely involve improving infrastructure, creating jobs, promoting economic development, providing access to quality education and healthcare services, preserving natural resources, and developing recreational opportunities. Citizens can get involved in politics at the local level by attending meetings of the City Council or attending public hearings related to proposed laws or regulations. They can also volunteer with organizations working on projects that benefit the town such as clean-up days or events such as parades or festivals. In this way, citizens have direct influence on how their community functions.
The political climate in Dexter, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, WI is moderately conservative. In Wood County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.6%.
Wood county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dexter, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield 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.
Dexter, 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 Dexter, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 436 contributions totaling $23,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $44,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)