54498 Withee, WI is a small town in Clark County, located in the north-central part of Wisconsin. The town’s political landscape is dominated by local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure, public services and economic development. With a population of about 500 residents, most decisions revolve around tight budgets and an emphasis on preserving the local culture. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties who have strong ties to the community and share similar beliefs regarding how to best serve their constituents. Residents of Withee take great pride in their local government and hold elected officials accountable for their positions on important matters facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 54498 (Withee, WI) is very conservative.
Clark County, WI is very conservative. In Clark County, WI 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54498 (Withee, WI) is very conservative.
Withee, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Clark County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Withee, 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 54498 (Withee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $9,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)