Laona, WI is a small town located in Forest County with a population of around 500 people. The political landscape in Laona is as diverse and vibrant as its people. Local issues are discussed at City Council meetings and decisions are made by elected representatives from the community. The government of Laona consists of the mayor and city council members who are all elected for two-year terms by the residents of Laona. These representatives help to shape the local laws and policies that govern the town on a day-to-day basis. They also act as stewards of the public trust, ensuring that taxpayer resources are used responsibly and effectively for the benefit of all citizens. Citizens can get involved in local politics by attending council meetings, voting in elections, or running for office themselves to ensure their voice is heard on important topics affecting their daily lives.
The political climate in Laona, WI is strongly conservative.
Forest County, WI is strongly conservative. In Forest County, WI 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forest county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.1%.
Forest county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laona, WI is strongly conservative.
Forest County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Laona, 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 Laona, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 216 contributions totaling $507,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,349 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $265,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)