Peru, WI is a small community located in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Its population is estimated to be around 900 people. As a rural town, the politics in Peru are relatively conservative and focused on issues related to agricultural production, small business growth, and community development. Local government institutions consist of a mayor and three trustees who serve on the town board. Elections are held every two years to select new candidates for these positions. Current candidates include Aaron White, Linda Johnson, and Matthew Martin who are all dedicated to promoting the welfare of the residents of Peru. All three candidates have plans that will help ensure that Peru remains a vibrant rural community for many years to come.
The political climate in Peru, WI is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Dunn County, WI 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunn county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
Dunn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peru, WI is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Menomonie Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Peru, 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 Peru, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,375 contributions totaling $70,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $43,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)