Grand Rapids, WI is a small town with a population of about 500 people. It is largely rural and agricultural, and is known for its laid back atmosphere and friendly people. Politics in Grand Rapids are relatively quiet; while there are local political candidates that serve the area, elections rarely excite the local populace. Most issues are handled at the county level or by state representatives who represent Grand Rapids in Madison. Residents here tend to be engaged citizens who value their right to vote and take part in the decision-making process, though they also understand that local politics can seem overly complicated. All in all, Grand Rapids remains a peaceful and tranquil place to live, where its inhabitants generally respect each other's beliefs and opinions.
The political climate in Grand Rapids, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, WI is moderately conservative. In Wood County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.6%.
Wood county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Rapids, WI is moderately conservative.
Wood County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Rapids, 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 Grand Rapids, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,104 contributions totaling $141,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 826 contributions totaling $147,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)