The city of Oulu, WI is a vibrant community located in northwest Wisconsin. The city has a strong political presence, with various local political candidates running for office regularly. While the population size of Oulu varies, it is estimated to be around 5,000 people. The local politics include representatives from both major parties – Democrats and Republicans – and there are also some independent candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring. During election season, Oulu residents can find themselves engaged in vigorous debate about the issues at hand and the qualifications of each candidate. Participation in these debates often results in successful outcomes for all involved parties as each individual strives to engage with their peers in an honest and constructive manner. Ultimately, the citizens of Oulu have a vested interest in ensuring that their voices are heard during election time so that they can make informed decisions about who they want to represent them in government.
The political climate in Oulu, WI is leaning conservative.
Bayfield County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Bayfield County, WI 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bayfield county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 42.4%.
Bayfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oulu, WI is leaning conservative.
Bayfield County, Wisconsin 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.
Oulu, 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 Oulu, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $8,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $60,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,058 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)