Hurley, Wisconsin is a small town located in Iron County with a population of about 1,500 people. Local politics are primarily focused on the issues that affect the small community such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and local services. At the forefront of these discussions are the city council members who are elected by Hurley residents to represent them at meetings and make decisions on the town's behalf. These city council members strive to address their constituents’ concerns and implement solutions that will benefit all citizens. The mayor and other local officials also play an important role in promoting policies that keep Hurley’s citizens safe and secure while protecting their rights. With a commitment to public service and oversight, the local political climate of Hurley continues to thrive.
The political climate in Hurley, WI is somewhat conservative.
Iron County, WI is moderately conservative. In Iron County, WI 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.2%.
Iron county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hurley, WI is somewhat conservative.
Iron County, Wisconsin 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.
Hurley, Wisconsin: r d 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 Hurley, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $16,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)