Amery, WI is a small town located in Polk County, Wisconsin. It has a population of about 1,800 people and is a community that values its traditions and takes pride in its local government. The political landscape in Amery is largely conservative, as the majority of the residents lean towards right-wing ideologies. Local candidates consistently run on platforms centered around fiscal responsibility, traditional family values, and limited government intervention. The community is also very active when it comes to voting; over two-thirds of those registered typically vote in local elections. Though the conversations can be contentious at times, the citizens of Amery are all united by their dedication to their town’s well-being.
The political climate in Amery, WI is moderately conservative.
Polk County, WI is strongly conservative. In Polk County, WI 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amery, WI is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Amery, 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 Amery, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $11,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)