St. Croix County is a vibrant county in Wisconsin that is full of political energy. It is home to a variety of elected officials at the local and state levels who are dedicated to serving their constituents and improving their communities. The current county board chairman is Ed Duchow, and its members serve on a variety of committees focusing on everything from finance to agricultural development. Additionally, St. Croix has two state representatives: Loren Oldenburg and Shannon Zimmerman. They work together in Madison to pass legislation that will improve public safety, education opportunities, and economic development for the county’s residents. With strong representation from local leaders and active citizens, St. Croix County is sure to continue thriving as a great place to live and work for many years to come.
The political climate in St. Croix County, WI is somewhat conservative.
In St. Croix County, WI 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Croix county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.9%.
St. Croix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Croix County, WI is somewhat conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
St. Croix, 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 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 St. Croix County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,762 contributions totaling $266,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,100 contributions totaling $318,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)