Neillsville, Wisconsin is a small town located in the southwest corner of the state. It is a quiet community with a population of around 890 people. Neillsville has always prided itself on being a tight-knit town where people look out for each other and come together to make their community flourish. When it comes to politics, Neillsville has been represented by several local politicians over the years but it typically leans more toward conservative values when it comes to making decisions. The town council is made up of elected members who are responsible for making sure that the needs and wishes of the citizens are taken into consideration when making decisions about the future of Neillsville. They also work closely with county and state officials to ensure that the town's interests are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Neillsville, WI is moderately conservative.
Clark County, WI is very conservative. In Clark County, WI 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Neillsville, WI is moderately conservative.
Clark 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.
Neillsville, 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 Neillsville, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $7,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)