The Menomonie, WI Metro Area is a vibrant and politically active community. The area is represented by both local and state governments, with the majority of elected officials coming from the Democratic Party. Locally, City Council members are elected to serve two-year terms on the city council. Residents also have representation in the Wisconsin State Legislature with representatives in both houses of the legislature. Residents have the opportunity to be involved in local politics by attending city council meetings, voting in local elections, or volunteering for local campaigns. In addition to these opportunities, residents can get informed about what’s happening locally by attending town hall meetings held by their elected officials or reading their newsletters. This level of political engagement ensures that everyone is kept up-to-date on issues being addressed in their own backyard.
The political climate in Menomonie Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Menomonie Metro Area 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Menomonie metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
The Menomonie metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menomonie Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Menomonie, Wisconsin: d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Menomonie Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,061 contributions totaling $105,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $29,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)