Chippewa County, Wisconsin is an area with a strong sense of civic pride and engagement in politics. Its residents are passionate about local issues and make sure their voices are heard. The county is represented by a number of elected officials at various levels of government, from county board members to state legislators and Congressional representatives. Locals have the opportunity to participate directly in decision-making processes by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on initiatives and policies being considered at these events. With a diverse population and a wide range of political views, Chippewa County is an important part of the state's political landscape.
The political climate in Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative.
In Chippewa County, WI 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Chippewa, 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 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 Chippewa County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,972 contributions totaling $200,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $176,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)