The politics of Clear Creek, WI are largely dominated by the Republican party. With a population of just over 8,000, the small rural community is firmly rooted in conservative ideology and local elections often see Republican candidates vying for positions in both local and state government. The town has traditionally been viewed as having a strong sense of community and neighborly values which has allowed for cooperative solutions to be implemented on most issues facing the town. Residents of Clear Creek take pride in their town's rich history and open-mindedness in regards to political discourse, allowing diverse perspectives to be heard from all sides of an issue. This allows for more productive debates to take place when it comes to deciding what's best for Clear Creek as a whole.
The political climate in Clear Creek, WI is somewhat conservative.
Eau Claire County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Eau Claire County, WI 54.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eau Claire county remained strongly Democratic, 54.3% to 43.5%.
Eau Claire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Creek, WI is somewhat conservative.
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
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.
Clear Creek, 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 Clear Creek, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $50,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $36,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)