Richland County, located in Wisconsin, is an area steeped in politics and history. The county has a proud tradition of public service and involvement in local government. Residents of the county come from diverse backgrounds and have varying opinions about which candidates they support. Richland County prides itself on its commitment to open dialogue and civic engagement. Political debates are commonplace among members of the community, making sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect their lives. Over the years, residents have had the opportunity to elect candidates who they believe will best represent their interests in the county government. There have been many successful campaigns over the years, with several current politicians having held office for long periods of time. With each election cycle, Richland County residents have the chance to make their voices heard by voting for candidates who will work hard to ensure their needs are met.
The political climate in Richland County, WI is somewhat conservative.
In Richland County, WI 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained moderately Republican, 54.0% to 44.3%.
Richland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland County, WI is somewhat 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.
Richland, Wisconsin: r r 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 Richland County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,768 contributions totaling $89,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $27,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)