Edgar, WI is a small town located in central Wisconsin. Its population is approximately 1,600 people and the local government consists of a mayor and a city council. The citizens of Edgar are committed to keeping their community safe, vibrant, and prosperous. Each election cycle, the residents of Edgar turn out to vote for their local political candidates who are responsible for making decisions on issues such as taxes, infrastructure projects, public safety, economic development and education. The current mayor is Scott Koehler and he is running for re-election this year. Other candidates running for mayor include Jody Twite and Chad Zwiefelhofer. All three candidates have made it clear that they want to keep Edgar an enjoyable place to live with plenty of opportunities for its citizens. They also believe in fiscal responsibility and making sure that the town’s finances remain within budget while still providing quality services for its citizens. On election day, residents will be able to make their voices heard by exercising their right to vote and deciding who should lead their town into the future.
The political climate in Edgar, WI is moderately 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
Edgar, WI is moderately 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.
Edgar, 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 Edgar, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $9,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)