Shell Lake, WI is a small town located in Washburn county. The town's political landscape is dominated by the local Democratic and Republican parties. Local elections are primarily composed of candidates from those two major parties. Local elected officials are responsible for navigating issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and local economic development. In recent years the town has seen an uptick in youth voter participation, with young people participating more in the local electoral process and advocating for policies that they deem necessary to better their community. As the 2020 election nears, Shell Lake residents have become increasingly engaged in the political process and continue to look forward to seeing what changes come from this election cycle.
The political climate in Shell Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Washburn County, WI is moderately conservative. In Washburn County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washburn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Washburn county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shell Lake, WI is moderately conservative.
Washburn 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.
Shell 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 Shell Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)