Wausau, Wisconsin is a city located in Marathon County and is the county seat. It is home to a vibrant political scene, with several local representatives who make sure their constituents’ voices are heard at both the state and national level. From the Mayor of Wausau, Robert Mielke, to Congresswoman Sean Duffy, the politicians have worked hard to protect the interests of Wausau citizens. The City Council has worked diligently to ensure that the municipal budget is balanced while also making sure essential services are provided for residents. Additionally, there are several grassroots organizations that work locally on behalf of citizens’ rights and needs, such as the League of Women Voters and Common Cause. All of these groups strive to keep Wausau’s politics from becoming stagnant and ensure that progress is constantly being made throughout the city.
The political climate in Wausau, WI is somewhat conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wausau, WI is somewhat conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston Metro Area 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.
Wausau, 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 Wausau, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,255 contributions totaling $369,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,264 contributions totaling $490,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)