The Stevens Point Metro Area is a vibrant community located in Portage County, Wisconsin. It is home to a diverse population of people who are passionate about politics and the importance of voting. Local political candidates work hard to represent their constituents and bring attention to important issues facing the community. Recently, there have been several initiatives put forward by local candidates such as environmental protection, increased public education funding, and improving infrastructure. Voters in the area are encouraged to stay up to date on the latest news surrounding their local elected officials and take an active role in participating in democracy by making sure their voices are heard through voting.
The political climate in Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Stevens Point Metro Area 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Stevens Point metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 47.5%.
The Stevens Point metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning 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.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin: D D D D d d
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Stevens Point Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,141 contributions totaling $207,904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $188,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)