Sylvan, Wisconsin is a small rural community with a population of about 2,000 people. The local government is made up of elected officials that represent the interests of the citizens in Sylvan. The city council consists of six members who are elected every two years to serve two-year terms. Additionally, there is an elected mayor who serves as the head of the town and is responsible for making sure that all laws and regulations are followed. The local government works to ensure that all citizens' rights are respected and maintained in Sylvan. Recently, the focus has been on improving infrastructure, increasing access to quality healthcare, and developing new economic opportunities for residents. Local political candidates must be dedicated to addressing these challenges if they hope to win elections in Sylvan.
The political climate in Sylvan, WI is moderately conservative.
Richland County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Richland County, WI 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained moderately Republican, 54.0% to 44.3%.
Richland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sylvan, WI is moderately conservative.
Richland County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Sylvan, Wisconsin: r r D D 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 Sylvan, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,743 contributions totaling $88,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $28,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)