Odanah, WI is a small rural community in Ashland County located in northern Wisconsin. It is a close-knit community and the local politics are an important part of life here. Politics in Odanah are centered around creating a better quality of life for its residents, both now and in the future. This means ensuring that all voices within the community are heard, as well as providing access to basic services like healthcare, education, and transportation. In addition to these local needs, there is a strong focus on environmental conservation and sustainability in Odanah. Residents come together to discuss issues and advocate for their rights as citizens so that the town can continue to thrive for generations to come.
The political climate in Odanah, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Ashland County, WI 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 43.9%.
Ashland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odanah, WI is leaning conservative.
Ashland County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
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.
Odanah, 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 Odanah, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $29,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $12,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)