Osseo, Wisconsin is a small rural town located in west-central Wisconsin along the Mississippi River. The town has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its small-town feel and friendly atmosphere. The politics in Osseo are fairly typical of most towns this size. The local government is run by a mayor and city council, both elected every two years by the citizens of Osseo. The current mayor is Steven Windhorst, who was reelected in 2020 after campaigning on a platform of creating economic growth and development within the town while also being mindful of protecting the unique natural environment around it. Local elections are typically low-key affairs as there tend to be few candidates running for office. In recent years, however, there have been some contentious races involving candidates on both sides of the aisle vying for local office. All in all, Osseo remains a progressive community that strives to provide an excellent quality of life for its residents while maintaining strong ties to its agricultural roots.
The political climate in Osseo, WI is moderately conservative.
Trempealeau County, WI is moderately conservative. In Trempealeau County, WI 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trempealeau county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.9%.
Trempealeau county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Osseo, WI is moderately conservative.
Trempealeau 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.
Osseo, 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 Osseo, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $2,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $10,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)