Trade Lake, Wisconsin is a small rural community located in northwest Wisconsin. Although the town is relatively small, it has a vibrant politics scene that is heavily influenced by its close-knit neighbors and long history of civic engagement. The town is home to many local elected officials who are actively involved in addressing the needs of their constituents. These include representatives from the county board, school board, city council, and more. These local leaders are dedicated to providing effective solutions and working towards making Trade Lake a better place to live. Many issues have been addressed in recent years such as infrastructure improvements, environmental protection measures, economic development initiatives, and education reform policies. In addition to this, the town hosts numerous events throughout the year that promote civic engagement such as town hall meetings and educational seminars. Through these efforts, Trade Lake remains an active political hub in the region where citizens can have their voices heard and be part of positive change for their community.
The political climate in Trade Lake, WI is strongly conservative.
Burnett County, WI is strongly conservative. In Burnett County, WI 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.2%.
Burnett county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trade Lake, WI is strongly conservative.
Burnett County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Trade 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 Trade Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 399 contributions totaling $54,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $22,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)