Politics in Black River Falls, WI are quite active. The city has a Mayor-Council form of government, with the Mayor being elected at large and the eight council members representing their various wards throughout the city. There is an active civic engagement from citizens, who ensure that their concerns are heard at City Hall. Local politics also involve engaging with county representatives and state legislators to ensure that Black River Falls' interests are represented in decision making at all levels of government. Community organizations, like neighborhood meetings and non-profits provide important spaces for dialogue focused on local issues. With its vibrant political climate, Black River Falls is a great place to be involved and informed about politics in Wisconsin.
The political climate in Black River Falls, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Black River Falls, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Black River Falls, Wisconsin: d d D D 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 Black River Falls, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 266 contributions totaling $534,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,008 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $179,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,930 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)