French Island, WI is a small town located in the Midwest United States. It is known for its quaint and peaceful atmosphere that appeals to many visitors each year. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected by the citizens of French Island. Elections occur every two years, with the most recent one taking place in 2020. In general, French Island has a strong political culture, with many residents actively participating in local political discourse and voting in elections. There are also several interest groups present in town that work to promote various causes related to the environment, education, healthcare, and other issues important to residents of the island. The current mayor and council members all have a focus on improving the quality of life for all citizens while maintaining the unique character of French Island that makes it such an appealing place to live.
The political climate in French Island, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, WI is somewhat liberal. In La Crosse County, WI 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Crosse county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.3%.
La Crosse county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
French Island, WI is leaning liberal.
La Crosse County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
French Island, Wisconsin: d d D D d D
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 French Island, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 707 contributions totaling $89,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $289,093 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)