Ingram, WI is a small rural community located in western Wisconsin. Despite its size, the area is politically engaged and has a strong civic tradition. Local residents take part in elections for local government offices such as mayor, city council, county board supervisors, school board members, and other important roles. Though many of these positions are uncontested and often filled by incumbents, it’s typical to see a few candidates vying for the same post on election day. Local campaigns are often focused on ideas like improving economic opportunities and preserving historic sites. There is also a sense of solidarity among residents to ensure that infrastructure projects are completed in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or safety standards. All of these efforts help ensure Ingram remains an inviting place to live, work, and raise families.
The political climate in Ingram, WI is strongly conservative.
Rusk County, WI is very conservative. In Rusk County, WI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Rusk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ingram, WI is strongly conservative.
Rusk County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Ingram, 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 Ingram, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $63 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)