Hunter, WI is a small town located in the northern part of Wisconsin. It has a population of approximately 1,100 people and is known for its cozy, rural atmosphere. The politics in Hunter are largely conservative and driven by the values of the local community. Residents of Hunter participate in local elections and take pride in their civic duties voting for candidates that they feel best represent their ideals. These candidates often focus on issues such as fiscal responsibility, protecting the environment, social justice, education reform, and investing in infrastructure to ensure the safety and security of the community. There are no major political parties present in Hunter; rather locals vote for individuals who share their values and maintain an understanding of local issues.
The political climate in Hunter, WI is moderately conservative.
Sawyer County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Sawyer County, WI 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sawyer county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.8%.
Sawyer county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hunter, WI is moderately conservative.
Sawyer County, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Hunter, Wisconsin: r r 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 Hunter, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,838 contributions totaling $209,788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 992 contributions totaling $367,239 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)