Webb Lake, Wisconsin is a small rural community located in Washburn County. It has a long history of political involvement and engagement from its citizens. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as mayor, council member, treasurer, and clerk. The town has seen several leaders come and go over the years, many of whom have been able to make positive changes within their communities. Issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, public safety, and environmental protection are always at the forefront of local politics in Webb Lake. An important aspect of local politics is citizen participation; residents often provide input through public hearings or surveys to help guide the direction taken by local officials. The town also benefits from active civic organizations such as the Webb Lake Improvement Association that works to ensure that community members' voices are heard in all aspects of local government.
The political climate in Webb Lake, WI is moderately 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
Webb Lake, WI is moderately 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.
Webb 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 Webb Lake, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $2,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)