Pine Lake, WI is a small, rural community located in the northern part of the state. The town is home to a variety of organizations and businesses that contribute to the local economy. Politics play an important role in Pine Lake since they help shape the policies and regulations that guide how the town runs. The City Council is made up of eight elected officials who serve four year terms and are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. The current Mayor has been in office since 2018 and has worked hard to ensure that both residents and business owners have access to resources they need to thrive. In addition to the city council, there are several other organizations that advocate for different groups or causes within the community, including environmental protection, animal rights, education, economic development, and more. All these efforts help ensure that Pine Lake remains a strong community with its citizens’ best interests in mind.
The political climate in Pine Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Oneida County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Oneida County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oneida county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.8%.
Oneida county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pine Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Oneida County, Wisconsin 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.
Pine Lake, 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 Pine Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 484 contributions totaling $121,782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $35,925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)