Mercer, Wisconsin is a small town located in Iron County, with a population of around 819 people. The local politics of Mercer are managed by the Iron County Board of Supervisors, who represent the people of Mercer and other nearby towns. The Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms from five districts. They meet regularly at the Iron County Courthouse in Hurley to discuss and make decisions on matters related to the county’s budget, taxation, road maintenance, zoning regulations and more. In addition to the county board representatives, Mercer also has elected city officials who oversee local government affairs including police protection, public works projects and parks & recreation activities. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending city council meetings or volunteering for various community organizations such as school boards or planning commissions. With a strong sense of civic duty among its citizens, Mercer continues to be an active and vibrant community in which everyone works together for a better tomorrow.
The political climate in Mercer, WI is moderately 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
Mercer, WI is moderately 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.
Mercer, 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 Mercer, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 867 contributions totaling $81,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $44,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)