Menomonie, WI is a small city located in Dunn County of Wisconsin. It has an estimated population of 16,264 and is known for its strong sense of community and Midwest charm. Politically, Menomonie leans towards the Democratic Party, with registered Democrats outnumbering registered Republicans in the city by more than 2 to 1. Locally elected officials are responsible for making decisions on important issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure and budgeting. The city council consists of nine elected members who serve four-year terms and represent the needs of citizens in their wards. The mayor is also elected to a four-year term and is responsible for leading the council meetings and presiding over other events. As a result of its progressive politics, Menomonie is constantly striving to be a better place to live, work and raise families.
The political climate in Menomonie, WI is leaning conservative.
Dunn County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Dunn County, WI 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunn county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
Dunn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menomonie, WI is leaning conservative.
Dunn County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Menomonie Metro Area 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.
Menomonie, Wisconsin: d d 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 Menomonie, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,299 contributions totaling $67,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $11,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)