Ruby, WI is a small rural village located in the outskirts of Wisconsin. Though the population is relatively low, the citizens of Ruby take an active role in their politics. On election day, residents come together to cast their votes for local candidates and decide on important issues that affect the community. The city council consists of five representatives elected by the locals who hold various positions such as mayor, city treasurer, and district supervisor. Each term is two years long and elections are held during each summer. Ruby also hosts town hall meetings throughout the year which are open for all citizens to attend and debate various topics related to local government. As a close-knit community where everyone looks out for one another, Ruby strives to ensure that their politics reflect their core values of trustworthiness and fairness while looking towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Ruby, WI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, WI 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruby, WI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ruby, 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 Ruby, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $2,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)