River Falls, WI is a vibrant city located in western Wisconsin. It has a diverse population of over 15,000 people and is home to many different businesses, parks, and attractions. Politics in River Falls plays an important role in the local community. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current legislation and attend meetings with their local representatives to make sure their voices are heard. Local political candidates often hold public events such as town halls or meet-and-greets for residents to get acquainted with them before heading to the polls. There are also several interest groups within the city that provide insight into specific topics and help citizens stay connected with what's happening in River Falls politics.
The political climate in River Falls, WI is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Pierce County, WI 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.0%.
Pierce county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
River Falls, WI is leaning conservative.
Pierce County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
River Falls, Wisconsin: d d 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 River Falls, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,068 contributions totaling $235,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 542 contributions totaling $79,164 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)