The politics in Whittlesey, WI are largely dominated by the Republican Party. For the last two decades, the majority of local political candidates have been Republicans, who have often held on to their seats for multiple terms. The small town residents of Whittlesey are known to be conservative and generally favor traditional values and practices over progressive ones. Elections in Whittlesey are usually competitive but rarely do any major changes occur in terms of party representation. In recent years, the Republican Party has gained even more support in Whittlesey due to a strong economy and low unemployment rate. This trend is expected to continue into the future and will likely result in a continuation of Republican dominance over local politics.
The political climate in Whittlesey, WI is very conservative.
Taylor County, WI is very conservative. In Taylor County, WI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 25.2%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whittlesey, WI is very conservative.
Taylor County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Whittlesey, 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 Whittlesey, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $11,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $11,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)