Oliver, WI is a small town located in the northern part of Wisconsin. The town has a rich history and culture and is known for its vibrant community life. Politics in Oliver, WI are similar to the politics found throughout the state of Wisconsin. With local government being managed by the Mayor and the Town Board, residents have access to important services such as police protection, fire prevention and public works projects. Residents also have an active voice in their local government through voting on decisions made at Town Board meetings and having their voices heard via public comment periods. The Town Board also provides residents with opportunities to become involved in their community through various boards and committees such as Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation, and Public Works. All of these activities help ensure that Oliver continues to remain a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.
The political climate in Oliver, WI is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, WI 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 44.3%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oliver, WI is leaning conservative.
Douglas County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area 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.
Oliver, 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 Oliver, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,076 contributions totaling $62,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $34,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)