The politics in 54729 Chippewa Falls, WI are shaped by the balance of power between local and state governments. The town is located in Chippewa County, which is part of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly Districts. Local elections are held annually in April, electing representatives to serve on the Chippewa County Board. These representatives work to ensure that local issues are addressed at the county level with appropriate resources. In addition to local elections, state-level races also take place in November of each year for representatives who will serve in Madison at the state level. These representatives work to ensure that state laws are followed while also addressing any matters that could affect citizens on a larger scale than those addressed by county or municipal elections.
The political climate in Zip 54729 (Chippewa Falls, WI) is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, WI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, WI 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.9%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54729 (Chippewa Falls, WI) is moderately conservative.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: r r d 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 zip 54729 (Chippewa Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,579 contributions totaling $166,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $155,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $768 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)