Helvetia is a small town in Wisconsin filled with local character and charm. Although the population of Helvetia is relatively small, there is no shortage of politics and policy within the community. During local elections, a number of candidates from various political backgrounds put their names forward to represent the people of Helvetia. These candidates typically come from both major parties, but some independent candidates have been known to run for office. These individuals are usually dedicated to making sure that their constituents’ voices are heard regarding important issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements and economic development. The citizens of Helvetia take great pride in participating in the electoral process and faithfully cast their ballots each election season.
The political climate in Helvetia, WI is strongly conservative.
Waupaca County, WI is strongly conservative. In Waupaca County, WI 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waupaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.3%.
Waupaca county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helvetia, WI is strongly conservative.
Waupaca 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.
Helvetia, 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 Helvetia, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $3,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $30,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)