Rice Lake, WI is a small city located in Northwestern Wisconsin. It has a population of about 8,500 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Although it is not a large city, Rice Lake is home to numerous local political candidates with different views and opinions on the issues facing the city. These candidates have worked hard to engage with the residents of Rice Lake and inform them about their platforms and values. They are committed to finding solutions that will benefit the entire community and create a better future for Rice Lake. This dedication has allowed Rice Lake's politics to remain vibrant and active despite its size. The people of Rice Lake take pride in their ability to come together and ensure their voice is heard through the election process.
The political climate in Rice Lake, WI is somewhat conservative.
Barron County, WI is strongly conservative. In Barron County, WI 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.3%.
Barron county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rice Lake, WI is somewhat conservative.
Barron 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.
Rice Lake, 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 Rice Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 758 contributions totaling $46,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $129,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $567 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)