Lincoln, Wisconsin is a small suburban city located in Eau Claire County. It is known for its rich history and strong community presence. Lincoln has its own local government that consists of a Mayor, City Council, and various other committees and boards. The Mayor and City Council are elected by the local residents every four years to represent their views and interests in government decisions. In addition to elections, the city has a variety of other ways for citizens to be involved in politics such as attending public meetings or joining organizations related to the local issues. The city also sponsors many events each year that promote civic engagement, such as debates between mayoral candidates or forums on important topics facing the community. With its strong sense of civic responsibility, Lincoln strives to ensure that all citizens have an active voice in their local political matters.
The political climate in Lincoln town (Eau Claire County), WI is leaning conservative.
Eau Claire County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Eau Claire County, WI 54.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eau Claire county remained strongly Democratic, 54.3% to 43.5%.
Eau Claire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln town (Eau Claire County), WI is leaning conservative.
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lincoln town (Eau Claire 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 Lincoln town (Eau Claire County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,277 contributions totaling $122,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 494 contributions totaling $199,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)