Colburn, Wisconsin is a small town located in Adams County. It is the seat of its county and home to 2,085 people according to the most recent census. While Colburn may be small in size, it plays an influential role in local politics. The town has its own Mayor and Town Board who oversee day-to-day operations and work together to advocate for the needs of the citizens. Each year, residents of Colburn come together to elect candidates for these important positions in town government. These elections are held at the local polling places throughout the county and involve vigorous campaigns from each candidate. In addition, representatives from all levels of government serve Colburn's constituents. Adams County sends state senators and assemblypersons to Madison while members of Congress represent them on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. People in Colburn are passionate about exercising their right to vote for these politicians as well as other issues that impact their community and beyond.
The political climate in Colburn town (Adams County), WI is moderately conservative.
Adams County, WI is strongly conservative. In Adams County, WI 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.6%.
Adams county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colburn town (Adams County), WI is moderately conservative.
Adams County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Colburn town (Adams County), 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 Colburn town (Adams County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $5,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)