The small city of Spooner, WI is home to a vibrant and diverse political scene. Unlike large cities, Spooner's politics are focused more on local issues and the well-being of its citizens. Many of the local politicians are committed to fighting for environmental protection, economic development, and improved education opportunities in the city. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration between different elected officials and community leaders in order to create effective solutions that will benefit everyone in Spooner. Despite their differences in opinion, most of the candidates for office agree that finding solutions that work for everyone is paramount when it comes to improving the quality of life in Spooner.
The political climate in Spooner, WI is somewhat conservative.
Washburn County, WI is moderately conservative. In Washburn County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washburn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Washburn county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spooner, WI is somewhat conservative.
Washburn County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Spooner, 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 Spooner, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $7,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $8,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)