Bruce, WI is a small rural town in Wisconsin with a population of around 1,400 residents. The town is part of the larger Barron County and its citizens are represented by political officeholders from Barron County. The current mayor of Bruce is Larry Anderson, who arrived into office in January 2021. Additionally, the city council consists of five members who are elected by the people of Bruce every two years. Recently, the local government has been focusing on initiatives to improve infrastructure and provide various services for its citizens. This includes investments in public safety, roads and transportation, as well as education systems for both children and adults. Through these initiatives, Bruce hopes to establish itself as an attractive place to live while continuing to preserve its rural charm.
The political climate in Bruce, WI is moderately conservative.
Rusk County, WI is very conservative. In Rusk County, WI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Rusk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bruce, WI is moderately conservative.
Rusk County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Bruce, 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 Bruce, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)