Buffalo, WI, located in Buffalo County, is a vibrant community with a strong focus on local politics. The county seat is the city of Mondovi and the county board consists of elected representatives from each of Buffalo's townships. The county board is responsible for making decisions that affect the entire county such as setting budget priorities and overseeing public works departments. In addition to this, representatives are typically involved in developing policies that will benefit the citizens of Buffalo County. Locally elected officials play an important role in the day-to-day operations of the county and have a direct impact on its economy, infrastructure and public services. Regular meetings of the Board allow for open dialogue between members of the community and their elected officials about issues facing Buffalo County. This dialogue allows people to express their opinions and bring forth ideas that can potentially make a positive difference in their community.
The political climate in Buffalo County, WI is strongly conservative.
In Buffalo County, WI 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.6%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo County, WI is strongly conservative.
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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.
Buffalo, Wisconsin: d d D d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Buffalo County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $26,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $44,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)