Vilas County in Wisconsin has a strong history of political engagement and involvement. It is home to vibrant civic debates on issues such as economic development, education, and health care. Local government is run by elected officials who serve as representatives of the community's interests. These representatives are determined by the citizens of Vilas County through ballot initiatives and local elections. Political candidates often come from within the community and reflect its values and needs. The county is also home to numerous advocacy groups that provide support for important causes and engage in progressive conversations about policy changes that benefit their constituents. Vilas County strives to maintain an active dialogue between citizens, elected officials, and organizations in order to ensure a bright future for its communities.
The political climate in Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative.
In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vilas County, WI is moderately 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.
Vilas, 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 Vilas County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,288 contributions totaling $134,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $117,068 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)