Burnett, WI is a county located in northwestern Wisconsin. It has a rich history of political representation from both main political parties. The county is currently represented by several local and state politicians, including State Representative Romaine Quinn (R) and State Senator Jeff Smith (D). In addition to these state representatives, Burnett County also has several local elected officials such as County Board Chairperson Patrice LaRoche (D), District Attorney Tyler Westfall (R), and Sheriff Andy Olson (I). These local candidates help to ensure that the county's residents have a voice in their government. All of the candidates provide an important service to the community by advocating for the people they represent. With their hard work and dedication, Burnett County can continue to remain one of the most politically active areas in Wisconsin.
The political climate in 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
Burnett 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.
Burnett, 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 Burnett County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $29,576 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $55,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)