The city of Menomonie, WI (54751) is a vibrant community in Dunn County, located between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities. While there is no local political candidate associated with Menomonie, the city's politics are heavily influenced by Wisconsin state policies and initiatives. Menomonie residents are politically engaged in matters related to their local government such as taxes, zoning regulations, and police department operations. They also get involved in national issues such as healthcare reform and economic development. At the same time, they keep a close eye on regional issues such as environmental conservation and education funding. Every year, residents take part in local elections to elect representatives that make decisions about the city's future. Overall, Menomonie has an active political culture which allows it to shape the direction for its own growth.
The political climate in Zip 54751 (Menomonie, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Dunn County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Dunn County, WI 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, Dunn county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
Dunn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54751 (Menomonie, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Menomonie, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Dunn County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 54751 (Menomonie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,299 contributions totaling $67,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $11,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)