Elcho, WI is a small rural village located in Langlade County. It is governed by a board of supervisors and several appointed committees that work together on local ordinances and laws. Residents of Elcho actively participate in politics through voting in local elections, attending public forums to discuss area issues, and volunteering for various political campaigns. There are few local political candidates in Elcho since most of the county’s population resides in larger cities and townships. However, the people of Elcho take their civic duties seriously and strive to be informed about regional matters of importance. They also value the uniqueness that comes with living in such a small community and proudly embrace their differences while still participating in the larger Wisconsin political landscape.
The political climate in Elcho, WI is strongly conservative.
Langlade County, WI is very conservative. In Langlade County, WI 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Langlade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 33.2%.
Langlade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elcho, WI is strongly conservative.
Langlade 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.
Elcho, 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 Elcho, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $14,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)