Butternut, WI is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. The local politics in Butternut are largely focused on issues that directly impact the citizens of the town, such as infrastructure development, public safety, and education resources. Every two years, residents are asked to vote for representatives to serve on the town's board of trustees. These officials help to make decisions about how best to use resources to benefit the community. There is also a mayor who serves as an advocate for the citizens of Butternut, ensuring their voices are heard when it comes to local decision-making. Overall, politics in Butternut are largely focused on improving quality of life within the town and making sure that all members of the community have access to basic needs such as affordable housing and job opportunities.
The political climate in Butternut, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Ashland County, WI 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 43.9%.
Ashland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butternut, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland 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.
Butternut, 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 Butternut, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $6,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $6,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)