Chippewa Falls, WI is a small city located in the northwest part of the state. With a population of around 13,000 people, it is a tight-knit community with strong local politics. The city's politics are presided over by the Chippewa Falls Common Council, which consists of eight members who are elected by the community and serve two year terms. The council works on local issues such as improving infrastructure, traffic control, economic development, and more. Additionally, each member can bring their own unique perspectives to any given issue that comes before them. In addition to the Common Council, there are numerous other local political bodies such as Chippewa County Board of Supervisors and Chippewa County Executive Committee which are responsible for conducting county business. Local elections occur periodically throughout the year and determine who will represent residents at both the City and County level.
The political climate in Chippewa Falls, WI is somewhat conservative.
Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, WI 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa Falls, WI is somewhat conservative.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Chippewa Falls, 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 Chippewa Falls, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,579 contributions totaling $166,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $155,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $768 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)