White River, WI is a small town located in Northern Wisconsin. The town has a unique political culture that is deeply rooted in its local history. Since the city's founding, local residents have held strong opinions about the many issues that influence their lives. As such, every election cycle brings with it an enthusiastic debate among residents about the future of White River and how best to move the community forward. Local candidates for office must be prepared to answer questions on a variety of topics ranging from public safety and infrastructure concerns to environmental protection and economic development initiatives. Beyond candidate debates, locals are also passionate about getting involved in local politics by attending public meetings, voicing their opinions at City Council meetings, and showing support for their favorite politicians with votes come Election Day.
The political climate in White River, WI is somewhat conservative.
Ashland County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Ashland County, WI 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 43.9%.
Ashland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White River, WI is somewhat conservative.
Ashland 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.
White River, 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 White River, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 535 contributions totaling $34,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $14,733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)