Bayfield, WI is a small city located in the north of Wisconsin. It has a rich history and culture that makes it unique from other cities in the area. The city is served by a mayor and city council members who are elected every two years, representing the residents of Bayfield. In recent years, local politics have focused on increasing access to resources and infrastructure for all citizens of Bayfield, as well as providing support for local businesses and industries. The current mayor is actively working with the community to ensure that everyone has fair access to resources and amenities such as clean drinking water, parks and recreational facilities, and job opportunities. There are also several initiatives underway in Bayfield to promote environmental sustainability and economic development within the community.
The political climate in Bayfield, WI is leaning liberal.
Bayfield County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Bayfield County, WI 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bayfield county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 42.4%.
Bayfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayfield, WI is leaning liberal.
Bayfield 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.
Bayfield, 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 Bayfield, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $56,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)