Sawyer County, WI is a community located in northwestern Wisconsin. The county is home to a diverse population of people and is known for its scenic nature and vibrant local economy. Political activity in Sawyer County is largely centered around the county’s small towns and villages. The county has a few local politicians that represent their constituents at all levels of government. These include members of Congress, state legislators, county commissioners, mayors, and village trustees. Local politicians advocate on behalf of their constituents by lobbying for better public services such as improved infrastructure and better educational opportunities. They also work to ensure the safety and prosperity of the citizens they serve by leading initiatives that promote economic growth and development. Through their hard work and dedication to their communities, these politicians continue to make positive changes in Sawyer County’s political landscape.
The political climate in Sawyer County, WI is somewhat conservative.
In Sawyer County, WI 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sawyer county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.8%.
Sawyer county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sawyer 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.
Sawyer, 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 Sawyer County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,000 contributions totaling $113,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $144,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)