Nekoosa, WI is a small town in Wisconsin with a population of about 2,500 people. It is known for its vibrant small-town atmosphere and friendly atmosphere. The politics of Nekoosa are focused on local issues that affect the community, such as economic development, education, healthcare, and infrastructure. In terms of political representation, Nekoosa has long been represented by State Assembly Representative Katrina Shankland and State Senator Patrick Testin. Both representatives are actively engaged in local politics and work hard to ensure that the needs of Nekoosa's citizens are met. Testin recently authored “The Small Town Economic Development Act” which will help bring new businesses and jobs to the area. Additionally, Shankland has proposed state legislation focusing on providing better access to healthcare for those living in rural areas. These two politicians have worked hard to ensure that Nekoosa's citizens have their voices heard in Madison on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Nekoosa, WI is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, WI is moderately conservative. In Wood County, WI 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.6%.
Wood county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nekoosa, WI is somewhat conservative.
Wood County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield Metro Area 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.
Nekoosa, Wisconsin: r r 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 Nekoosa, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $8,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)