Lac du Flambeau is a small town located in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It is home to several Native American tribes and has a long history of involvement in politics. The local political scene is very active with a number of candidates running for office each election season. Local citizens are passionate about their community and have been actively involved in a variety of causes, such as environmental protection, tribal rights and economic development. In the past few years, Lac du Flambeau has seen an increase in youth engagement in local politics while tribal members have also become more involved with the candidates that represent them. This vibrant political culture makes the town an exciting place to live and adds value to the community.
The political climate in Lac du Flambeau, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative. In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lac du Flambeau, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas 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.
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Lac du Flambeau, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,025 contributions totaling $206,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,011 contributions totaling $362,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)