Highland is a small town located in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many families who have lived here for generations. The politics in Highland are relatively quiet compared to larger cities and towns, however there are still some political issues that affect the area. The local government consists of the Town Board, which is made up of five members elected by popular vote and serves as the legislative body for the town. Local elections usually have two to three candidates running for each position on the board, with residents casting their votes in November of every year. Issues such as taxes, zoning, infrastructure, and public safety tend to be at the forefront when it comes to deciding how funds are allocated on a local level. There is also an active school district in Highland that faces new challenges each year from budgeting to curriculum choices. All of these topics come together when residents consider what type of policies they want their elected officials to focus on during their terms in office.
The political climate in Highland town (Douglas County), WI is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, WI 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 44.3%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland town (Douglas County), WI is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Highland town (Douglas County), 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 Highland town (Douglas County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $12,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $70,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,049 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)