Hatley, Wisconsin is a small town with a strong sense of community spirit. Despite being relatively small in population, the people of Hatley are very active in local politics. There are various initiatives and campaigns that are organized by the citizens on an ongoing basis to help better their town and make it a more inviting place for everyone. Local businesses often have a hand in these initiatives as well, helping to provide jobs and drive economic growth. Residents also take part in the political process, including voting for local politicians who they feel best represent their values and interests. The people of Hatley take pride in their town’s political atmosphere and work hard to keep it vibrant and productive.
The political climate in Hatley, WI is moderately conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hatley, WI is moderately conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston 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.
Hatley, 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 Hatley, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 401 contributions totaling $21,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)