The small town of Elk, WI is known for its close-knit community and friendly people. Politically, the town is fairly conservative and leans towards Republican candidates. The local government is focused on preserving the traditional values and beliefs that have been held in Elk for generations. Those who live in Elk take great pride in their independence and value their right to make decisions about what is best for their hometown. While Elk does not have any local political candidates running for office at this time, it is important to stay informed on statewide issues and elections that will affect the citizens of Elk.
The political climate in Elk, WI is strongly conservative.
Price County, WI is strongly conservative. In Price County, WI 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Price county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Price county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk, WI is strongly conservative.
Price County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Elk, Wisconsin: r d D d 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 Elk, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $4,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)