Plum Lake, WI is a small community located in Northern Wisconsin. The town is known for its picturesque views and friendly citizens. Politically, Plum Lake has traditionally been a conservative stronghold in the state of Wisconsin. Its residents are typically supportive of conservative causes and often elect more right-leaning candidates to local offices. Though there are some progressive individuals living in Plum Lake, they often have difficulty gaining traction at the ballot box due to the majority favoring traditional values over more modern ones. The town has no mayors or city councils, but there are members of the local school board who work diligently to ensure that education remains a priority for all pupils in the district. Despite its small size, Plum Lake puts a great emphasis on politics and civic engagement as it continues to strive for success and growth as a community.
The political climate in Plum Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative. In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plum Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Vilas 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.
Plum Lake, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Plum Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,243 contributions totaling $74,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $90,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)